White-shouldered Fire-eye

Pyriglena leucoptera

Least Concern

The White-shouldered Fire-eye is a fire-eye of humid forests in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. It regularly attends army-ant swarms, seizing insects and other small creatures that flee the advancing ants. Fun fact: It is a specialist ant-follower, depending on roving army-ant swarms to flush the prey it eats.

Family

Thamnophilidae

Group

Typical Antbirds

Range

White-shouldered Fire-eye Range — Humid forests of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay

Population

≈ Not quantified

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