Phlegopsis

Phlegopsis is a genus of insectivorous passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. They are known as "bare-eyes", which is a reference to a colourful bare patch of skin around their eyes. They are restricted to humid forest in the Amazon of South America. They are among the largest ant-followers in the family and are only rarely seen away from ant swarms.

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It sits within the topics Bird genera, Birds of the Amazon rainforest and Phlegopsis.

Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThamnophilidae

Observations recorded12,989

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Image: Phlegopsis nigromaculata 1847.jpg

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Commons category: Phlegopsis
taxon name: Phlegopsis

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==Taxonomy== The pale-faced bare-eye, sometimes known as the pale-faced antbird, has often been placed in the monotypic genus Skutchia, but based on genetic evidence it should be placed in Phlegopsis, and this treatment was adopted by the SACC in 2010. Based on a single specimen a fourth species, the Argus bare-eye (P. barringeri) has been proposed, but it is a hybrid between P. erythroptera and P. nigromaculata.

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