Reddish-winged Bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera)

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
18.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1855)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 550 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

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 (10)...)

Reddish-winged Bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera) [XC258569]
by Felipe Arantes from Sucumb\u00edos: 'La Selva Jungle Lodge', n bank R\u00edo Napo, Ecuador (call, calls)

Reddish-winged Bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera) [XC258568]
by John V. Moore from Orellana: 'Yuturi Lodge', s-bank R\u00edo Napo, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
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 Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata). Form described as Phlegopsis barringeri ("Argus Bare-eye") (Argus Bare-eye (Phlegopsis barringeri)) shown to be a hybrid between the two.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

erythroptera (Gould, 1855) - South-eastern Colombia (southern from Meta and Guain��a) and south-western Venezuela (southern Amazonas) south to north-eastern Peru (Loreto) and north-western Amazonian Brazil (east to both banks of upper and western bank of lower R Negro).
ustulata Todd, 1927 - Eastern Peru (locally on southern bank of R Amazon in Loreto, and in Ucayali), south-western Amazonian Brazil (Amazonas east to R Madeira) and extreme north-western Bolivia (north-western Pando).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Reddish-winged Bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera) - 10 files

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