South-central Amazonian Brazil from eastern bank of middle/lower R Madeira east to western bank of middle/lower R Tapajós, south to eastern bank of lower R Aripuaña.
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).
Pale-faced Bare-eye (Phlegopsis borbae) [XC431862]
by id from Machadinho D'Oeste, Rond\u00f4nia, Brazil (song)
Pale-faced Bare-eye (Phlegopsis borbae) [XC167287]
by Ottavio Janni from Machadinho d'Oeste, Rond\u00f4nia, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
May prove to be a member of an obligate ant-following clade. Formerly placed in genus Phlegopsis, but absence of latter's large patch of bare red skin around eye and very different male plumage led to its removal to a new, monotypic genus.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet