Pale-faced bare-eye
| Pale-faced bare-eye | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Phlegopsis |
| Species: | P. borbae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phlegopsis borbae (Hellmayr, 1907) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Skutchia borbae Hellmayr, 1907 | |
The pale-faced bare-eye (Phlegopsis borbae), sometimes known as the pale-faced antbird, is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It has often been placed in the monotypic genus Skutchia, but based on genetic evidence this genus should be merged with Phlegopsis,[2] and this treatment was adopted by the SACC in 2010.[3] It is endemic to humid forest in the south-central Amazon in Brazil. It is an obligate ant-follower only rarely seen away from ant swarms.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Phlegopsis borbae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Alexandre Aleixo, Tibério C. T. Burlamaqui, M. Paula C. Schneider & Evonnildo C. Gonçalves (2009). "Molecular systematics and plumage evolution in the monotypic obligate army-ant-following genus Skutchia (Thamnophilidae)". The Condor 111 (2): 382–387. doi:10.1525/cond.2009.080097.
- ↑ R. T. Brumfield (2010). "Merge Skutchia borbae into Phlegopsis (Thamnophilidae)". South American Classification Committee. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
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