Fringe-backed Fire-eye
Pyriglena atra
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Overview
The fringe-backed fire-eye, for a time known as Swainson's fire-eye, is an endangered species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. In Brazilian Portuguese it is called papa-taoca-da-bahia.
The Fringe-backed Fire-eye is primarily threatened by extensive deforestation and habitat fragmentation throughout its range in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. Agricultural expansion, urbanization, and logging have severely reduced and isolated remaining forest patches, making populations vulnerable to local extinctions.
Habitat
The fringe-backed fire-eye has a very small range in eastern Brazil; it is found in southeastern Sergipe and coastal northeastern Bahia. Its range is estimated at though it occurs only patchily within it. It inhabits dense understorey vegetation in lowland evergreen forest. It mostly occurs at the edges of primary forest, in mature secondary forest, and in clearings such as those caused by...
Other threatened species in Thamnophilidae
Frequently asked questions
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