Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
17 - 18.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest and swamp forest. From sea-level - 900 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata) [XC685453]
by Felipe Arantes from 7km north of Sta. Rosa del Abun\u00e1, Departamento de Pando, Bolivia (call, song)

Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata) [XC606094]
by Jacob Wijpkema from Palestina, Baures, Itenez, Beni Department, Bolivia (call)

Subspecies
Phlegopsis nigromaculata (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) was provisionally split into Phlegopsis nigromaculata and Phlegopsis paraensis by Ridgely and Tudor (1994) but this treatment is not adopted following SACC (2005) and a review by the BirdLife Taxonomic Working Group. Phlegopsis barringeri (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) is considered a hybrid between Reddish-winged Bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera) and Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata) following SACC (2005).

May prove to be a member of an obligate ant-following clade. Occasionally interbreeds with Reddish-winged Bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera). Form described as Phlegopsis barringeri ("Argus Bare-eye") (Argus Bare-eye (Phlegopsis barringeri)) shown to be a hybrid between the two. Southern populations (Rond�nia and Mato Grosso south to north-eastern Bolivia) tentatively included in subspecies bowmani, but may represent an undescribed subspecies. Taxonomic study needed.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

nigromaculata (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) - South-central Colombia (Meta southern along eastern base of Andes to Putumayo and extreme southern Amazonas), north-eastern Ecuador (north of R Napo), eastern Peru (except western Loreto), south-western Amazonian Brazil (east to R Madeira) and north-eastern Bolivia (Pando, La Paz, Beni, Cochabamba, western Santa Cruz).
bowmani Ridgway, 1888 - South-central Amazonian Brazil (R Madeira east to R Xingu, south to Rond�nia and western and northern Mato Grosso) and north-eastern Bolivia (northern Santa Cruz).
confinis Zimmer, JT, 1932 - R Xingu east to R Tocantins and R Araguaia.
paraensis Hellmayr, 1904 - Eastern Brazil (southern Amap�, western Maraj� I and, south of R Amazon, eastern from R Tocantins to western Maranh�o). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis paraensis).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata) - 10 files

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