Bare-eyes
Phlegopsis
Phlegopsis is a genus of bird in the 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.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Black-spotted Bare-eye
speciesPhlegopsis nigromaculata
Reddish-winged Bare-eye
speciesPhlegopsis erythroptera
Pale-faced Bare-eye
speciesPhlegopsis borbae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 15815.