Reddish-winged bare-eye
The reddish-winged bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera) is a species of insectivorous passerine bird in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
| Reddish-winged bare-eye | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thamnophilidae |
| Genus: | Phlegopsis |
| Species: | P. erythroptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Phlegopsis erythroptera (Gould, 1855) | |
The reddish-winged bare-eye was described by the English bird artist and ornithologist John Gould in 1855 and given the binomial name Formicarius erythroptera.[2]
This species is a specialist ant-follower that relies upon swarms of army ants to flush insects and other arthropods out of the leaf litter.[3][4]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Phlegopsis erythroptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Gould, John (1855). "Descriptions of eight new species of birds from South America". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 2nd Series. 15 (89): 343–346 [345]. doi:10.1080/037454809495438.
- Zimmer, K.; Isler, M.L. (2018) [2003]. del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Typical Antbirds (Thamnophilidae)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- Willis, Edwin O. (1984). "Phlegopsis erythroptera (Gould, 1855) and relatives (Aves, Formicariidae) as army ant followers" (PDF). Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia. 2 (3): 165–170.
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