---
title: "White-shouldered Fire-eye"
description: "Pyriglena leucoptera — Birds. The white-shouldered fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the \"typical antbirds\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-shouldered-fire-eye
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-shouldered Fire-eye

> Pyriglena leucoptera — Birds. The white-shouldered fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds".

- Scientific name: *Pyriglena leucoptera*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 709
- Wikidata: [Q1266101](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1266101)
- iNaturalist taxon: [15952](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/15952)

## Names

- en: White-shouldered Fire-eye
- de: Weißbinden-Ameisenvogel
- es: Batará negro
- fr: Alapi demoiselle
- nl: Witschoudervuuroog
- pt: Papa-taoca-do-sul
- pl: Węglarz białoskrzydły

## Countries with the most observations

BR (605), AR (67)

## Summary

The white-shouldered fire-eye (Pyriglena leucoptera) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-shouldered_fire-eye

## Photo

![White-shouldered Fire-eye](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-shouldered-fire-eye/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paula Romano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/127900438

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-shouldered-fire-eye?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).