How do you identify a Tapajos Fire-eye?

The Tapajos fire-eye is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.

Where can you see a Tapajos Fire-eye?

The Tapajos Fire-eye is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Tapajos Fire-eye?

The Tapajos Fire-eye is most easily confused with the Fringe-backed Fire-eye, the East Amazonian Fire-eye and the White-shouldered Fire-eye.

Tapajos Fire-eye

Pyriglena similis

Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Tapajos Fire-eye (Pyriglena similis) is a legendary antbirds, antshrikes, antwrens, and antvireo found only in Brazil. The Tapajos fire-eye is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".

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About the Tapajos Fire-eye

The Tapajos fire-eye is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.

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How to identify it

The Tapajos fire-eye is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long. Both sexes have bright red irises. Males are mostly glossy black with a partially hidden white patch between their scapulars and blackish gray underwing coverts. Females are mostly rufous-brown with a brown-tinged black head and a partially hidden white interscapular patch. Voice: The song of male Tapajos fire-eyes is "a medium-length (e.g. 2 seconds) series of evenly paced short whistles that usually rise and fall slightly in pitch, sometimes also in intensity". Females sing a higher pitched and longer version and typically start during the male's song.

Where it lives

Brazil

When to see it

Best months: March, June, July, August, September, October, November, with peak activity in August. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Tapajos Fire-eye?: The Tapajos fire-eye is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
Where can you see a Tapajos Fire-eye?: The Tapajos Fire-eye is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Tapajos Fire-eye?: The Tapajos Fire-eye is most easily confused with the Fringe-backed Fire-eye, the East Amazonian Fire-eye and the White-shouldered Fire-eye.

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