Fire-eyed diucon

Fire-eyed diucon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Pyrope
Cabanis & Heine, 1860
Species:
P. pyrope
Binomial name
Pyrope pyrope
(Kittlitz, 1830)
Synonyms

Pyrope pyrope

The fire-eyed diucon (Pyrope pyrope) is a passerine bird of South America belonging to the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Pyrope.

It is 19–21 cm long. The upperparts are mainly plain grey. The underparts are pale grey with white throat and undertail-coverts. The eyes are bright coral-red, for which the bird is named.

It is found in central and southern Chile, southwestern Argentina, and Tierra del Fuego. Vagrant birds have occurred just eastwards of Tierra del Fuego in the Falkland Islands.[2][3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Xolmis pyrope". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ^ Jaramillo, Alvaro; Burke, Peter & Beadle, David (2003) Field Guide to the Birds of Chile, Christopher Helm, London.
  3. ^ Woods, Robin W. (1988) Guide to Birds of the Falkland Islands, Anthony Nelson, Oswestry.

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