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Fire-eyed Diucon

Xolmis pyrope (Kittlitz, FH 1830)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Tyrannidae
Genus:
   Xolmis
Scientific:
  Xolmis pyrope


Original description

Citation:
  (Kittlitz, FH 1830)

Reference:
   Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg 1(1831) p.191 pl.10

Protonym:
  Muscicapa Pyrope

Type locality:
  Tome, Bahia de Concepcion, Chile.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/97224#page/450/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7161C81196F2F161

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7161C811

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7161C811


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563753

Geographic range:

  • Xolmis pyrope pyrope: Andes of central Chile and adjacent Argentina to Tierra del Fuego
  • Xolmis pyrope fortis: Chiloé Island (Chile)
English:
Fire-eyed Diucon
Catalan:
monja d'ulls vermells
Czech:
tyranovec rudooký
Danish:
Ildøjemonchita
German:
Feueraugen-Scheckentyrann
Spanish:
Diucón
Spanish (Spain):
Diucón
Finnish:
tulisilmämonhiitta
French:
Pépoaza oeil-de-feu
Croatian:
plamenooki muhar
Italian:
Diucon
Japanese (romaji):
akametairanchou
Japanese:
アカメタイランチョウ
Lithuanian:
Ugniaakė monžita
Dutch:
Vuuroogmonjita
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudaugetyrann
Norwegian:
Rødøyetyrann
Polish:
mniszek ognistooki
Portuguese:
olho-de-fogo
Portuguese (Portugal):
gaúcho-d'olho-vermelho
Russian:
Красноглазая монашка
Slovak:
pamuchár ohnivooký
Serbian:
Plamenooka monhita
Swedish:
eldögd monjita
Ukrainian:
Монжита червоноока
Chinese:
红眼蒙霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
火眼霸鶲


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Fire-eyed Diucon ( Xolmis pyrope) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pépoaza oeil-de-feu ( Xolmis pyrope) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pépoaza oeil-de-feu ( Xolmis pyrope) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Fire-eyed Diucon ( Pyrope pyrope) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Fire-eyed Diucon ( Xolmis pyrope) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Fire-eyed Diucon ( Xolmis pyrope) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Xolmis pyrope [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Xolmis pyrope [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Xolmis pyrope [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Fire-eyed Diucon ( Xolmis pyrope) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Fire-eyed Diucon ( Pyrope pyrope) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Fire-eyed Diucon ( Pyrope pyrope) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Fire-eyed Diucon ( Pyrope pyrope) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Fire-eyed Diucon ( Pyrope pyrope) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Xolmis pyrope [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Xolmis pyrope [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: monja d'ulls vermells
Czech: Tyranovec rudooký
Danish: Ildøjemonchita
German: Feueraugen-Nonnentyrann, Feueraugen-Scheckentyrann, Feueraugentyrann, Feueraugen-Tyrann
English: Fire eyed Diucon, Fire-eyed Diucon
English, HBW: Fire-eyed Diucon
English (IOC): Fire-eyed Diucon
English (United States): Fire-eyed Diucon
Spanish: Diucón, Monjita Diucón
Spanish (Argentine): Diucón
Spanish (Chile): Diucón
Spanish (Spain): Diucón
Spanish (HBW): Fire-eyed Diucon
Finnish: Tulisilmämonhiitta
French: Pépoaza oeil-de-feu
Croatian: plamenooki muhar
Italian: Diucon, Tiranno occhiodifuoco
Japanese (romaji): akametairanchou
Japanese: アカメタイランチョウ
Scientific: Muscicapa Pyrope, Pyrope kittlitzi, Pyrope pyrope, Xolmis pyrope, Xolmis pyrope pyrope
Lithuanian: Ugniaakė monžita
Dutch: Vuuroogmonjita, Vuuroog-monjita
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudaugetyrann
Norwegian: Rødøyetyrann
Polish: mniszek ognistooki
Portuguese: olho-de-fogo
Portuguese (Portugal): gaúcho-d'olho-vermelho
Russian: Красноглазая монашка, Красноглазая пиропа
Slovak: pamuchár ohnivooký
Serbian: Plamenooka monhita
Swedish: Eldögd monjita
Turkish: Diyukon tiranı
Ukrainian: Монжита червоноока
Chinese: 红眼蒙霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 火眼霸鶲

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