Western fire-eye

The western fire-eye (Pyriglena maura) is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.

The western fire-eye is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 26 to 36 g (0.92 to 1.3 oz); the subspecies' weights apparently vary. Both sexes of all subspecies have bright red irises. Males of all the subspecies are mostly glossy black with a partially hidden white patch between their scapulars and blackish gray underwing coverts.

The females of the subspecies have different plumages. Females of the nominate subspecies P. m. maura have light rufescent brown crown and upperparts. They have a white supercilium, a black line through their eye, some white below their eye, and a light buff chin. Their underparts are buffy gray. Subspecies P. m. pacifica females have a plain face, dark reddish yellow-brown upperparts, and grayish olive-brown underparts. P. m. castanoptera females are mostly sooty black with dark chestnut-brown mantle and wings. P. m. picea females have a black head with a brown tinge, dark reddish brown upperparts, and somewhat lighter reddish brown underparts. P. m. marcapatensis females have dark yellowish brown to deep chestnut-brown crown and upperparts, a white supercilium, a black line through their eye and white under it, and a whitish chin. P. m. hellmayri females are similar to marcapatensis females but have more olivaceous upperparts.