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

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phlegopsis borbae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. 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.
  3. 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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