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 NR    Chestnut-backed Fire-eye* Id (Atlas):
    Pyriglena castanoptera

Other Names (World)
Chestnut-backed Fire-eye, Black-headed Fire-eye

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
16 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Chubb, 1916

Range (Guide)
Andean slopes in southern Colombia (eastern slope of central range, western slope of eastern range in Huila, eastern slope of eastern range southern from Cauca and Caquetá), Ecuador (eastern slope) and northern Peru (north of R Marañón in Piura, Cajamarca and northern Amazonas). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena leuconota).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of White-backed Fire-eye (Pyriglena leuconota).

No subspecies.


References
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