Black-spotted Bare-eye
A species of Bare-eyes Scientific name : Phlegopsis nigromaculata Genus : Bare-eyes
Black-spotted Bare-eye, A species of Bare-eyes
Botanical name: Phlegopsis nigromaculata
Genus: Bare-eyes
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Description
Description
The black-spotted bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata) is a species of insectivore passerine bird in the antbird family Thamnophilidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The black-spotted bare-eye was described by the French naturalists Alcide d'Orbigny and Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1837 and given the binomial name Myothera nigro-maculata. The specific epithet combines the Latin words niger for "black" and maculatus for "spotted". There are four subspecies: P. n. nigromaculata (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) – southeast Colombia, east Ecuador, east Peru, north Bolivia and southwest Amazonian Brazil P. n. bowmani Ridgway, 1888 – south central Amazonian Brazil and central Bolivia P. n. confinis Zimmer, JT, 1932 – east central Amazonian Brazil P. n. paraensis Hellmayr, 1904 – northeast Brazil south of the Amazon The black-spotted bare-eye is 16.5–17.5 cm (6.5–6.9 in) in length and weighs 42–51 g (1.5–1.8 oz). The sexes are alike. 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. 
Size
18 cm
Feeding Habits
Black-spotted Bare-eye mainly consumes insects and other arthropods, often hunting at army ant swarms. It utilizes short flights and hops to capture prey, and engages in opportunistic foraging, even attending to prey around domestic pigs. It's an obligate ant follower, showing dominance among antbirds at swarms.
Habitat
Black-spotted Bare-eye thrives in the understory of humid lowland and foothill evergreen forests. These environments are typically dense and lush, offering a complex vegetative structure that provides cover and foraging grounds. Black-spotted Bare-eye favors várzea and igapó floodplain forests in areas prone to flooding as well as terra firme forests, which are not subject to inundation. Within these habitats, black-spotted Bare-eye may also venture into adjacent tall second-growth woodlands, especially in the wake of foraging army ants.
Dite type
Frugivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Antbirds Genus
Bare-eyes Species
Black-spotted Bare-eye 
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