Pale-faced bare-eye
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 is now 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.[2]
| 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 | |
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Skutchia borbae Hellmayr, 1907 | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Phlegopsis borbae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Aleixo, Alexandre; Burlamaqui, Tibério C. T.; Schneider, M. Paula C.; Gonçalves, Evonnildo C. (2009). "Molecular systematics and plumage evolution in the monotypic obligate army-ant-following genus Skutchia (Thamnophilidae)" (PDF). Condor. 111 (2): 382–387. doi:10.1525/cond.2009.080097.
- Brumfield, R. T. (2010). "Proposal 432: Merge Skutchia borbae into Phlegopsis (Thamnophilidae)". South American Classification Committee. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
Further reading
Willis, Edwin O. (1968). "Taxonomy and behavior of pale-faced Antbirds" (PDF). Auk. 85: 253–264.
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