Pale-faced Bare-eye (Phlegopsis borbae)
About the Pale-faced Bare-eye
The pale-faced bare-eye (Phlegopsis borbae), sometimes known as the pale-faced antbird, is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. The pale-faced bare-eye was originally described as Phlegopsis borbae. It was later moved to the monotypic genus Skutchia because its plumage differed significantly from that of other Phlegopsis bare-eyes. Some authors at that time changed its English name to bare-eyed antbird. Following a molecular study it was found to be sister to the black-spotted bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata) so Skutchia was merged into Phlegopsis and the species' English name was restored to "bare-eye". The pale-faced bare-eye has no subspecies.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 10 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Reddish-winged Bare-eyePhlegopsis erythropterarecording
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