| Fire-eyed diucon | |
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Scientific 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) | |
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| Synonyms | |
Xolmis pyrope | |
Thefire-eyed diucon (Pyrope pyrope) is apasserinebird ofSouth America belonging to thetyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is the only species placed in thegenusPyrope.
It is 19–21 cm (7.5–8.3 in) 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 southernChile, southwesternArgentina, andTierra del Fuego. Vagrant birds have occurred just eastwards of Tierra del Fuego in theFalkland Islands.[2][3]
This species was formerly placed in the genusXolmis but was moved to the resurrected genusPyrope following the publication of a genetic analysis in 2020.[4][5][6]
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