Western Fire-eye
Pyriglena maura(Ménétries, É, 1835)
English (US) Western Fire-eye
The Western Fire-eye (Pyriglena maura) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thamnophilidae (Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pyriglena maura
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Western Fire-eye
- Described by
- (Ménétries, É, 1835)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Pyriglena maura pacifica
- Pyriglena maura castanoptera
- Pyriglena maura picea
- Pyriglena maura marcapatensis
- Pyriglena maura hellmayri
- Pyriglena maura maura
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Formicivora maura
- Described by
- (Ménétries, É, 1835)
- Type locality
- Minas Gerais; error, Mato Grosso substituted as type locality by Hellmayr, 1924, p. 228.
- Original description
- Faune ornithologique de la Sibérie orientale 1 p.506, pl. 7, fig. a
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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