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Fringe-backed Fire-eye
Pyriglena atra (Swainson, 1825)
Thamnophilidae — Antbirds
Fringe-backed Fire-eye, Pyriglena atra, is a bird of eastern Brazil, where it is found in a very restricted area in the south-east of Sergipe and along the coast of north-eastern Bahia. It lives in dense understorey in lowland evergreen forest, especially at forest edges, in mature secondary growth and in gaps made by fallen trees. It avoids open, sunny woodland with sparse ground cover. The species was first described in 1825. It is a resident throughout its range and is the only member of its kind.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae — Antbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: e Brazil
