East Amazonian Fire-eye
Pyriglena leuconota
The Tapajos fire-eye is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 26 to 36 g (0.92 to 1.3 oz); the subspecies' weights apparently vary. Both sexes have bright red irises. Males of all three subspecies are mostly glossy black with a partially hidden white patch between their scapulars and blackish gray underwing coverts. Females of the nominate subspecies P. l. leuconota have dark reddish brown crown, upperparts, and wings with a partially hidden white interscapular patch. Their tail is brownish black. Voice: The East Amazonian fire-eye's song is a "rapid, slightly rising, then descending series of very high, staccato 'weet---' notes" that lasts about two seconds. Its call is a "nasal 'thew-tjew' ".
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White-shouldered Fire-eye
Pyriglena leucoptera
The white-shouldered fire-eye is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 25 to 34 g (0.88 to 1.2 oz). Adults of both sexes have bright red irises. Males are mostly glossy black. They have a white patch between their scapulars, white lesser wing coverts, white-tipped median and greater wing coverts, and blackish gray underwing coverts. Females have yellowish brown to chestnut crown, upperparts, and wings with no interscapular patch. Their tail is brownish black. Their face is olive-tinged gray with black lores. Voice: The male white-shouldered fire-eye's song is a "slow, short series of about 5 descending, fluted notes". Females sing a similar song that descends more. One call is a "very high, chipping 'tjew tjew -' "; others are a "low-pitched 'chup' ", a "higher and longer 'cheep' ", and a "musical bubbling rattle".
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