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Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata) Concesion el Quinillal, Ucayali, Peru. Aug 16, 2023 Black-spotted bare-eye,Geotagged,Peru,Phlegopsis nigromaculata,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata)

Concesion el Quinillal, Ucayali, Peru. Aug 16, 2023

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  1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
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    Anf finally a new antbird (108!°) to round out the day's good finds! This is quite a tricky one that I'd only seen once before and really wanted to photograph.
    If I'm not mistaken, the two bare-eye species are the only lowland ant-following antbirds that have red instead of blue orbital rings, I have no idea why, but it sure gives them a unique look!     Posted one year ago
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      Very nice! The unusual red rings immediately stand out, glad you elaborated on it. Posted one year ago
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        Indeed! And this is actually the "easier" of the two. I'm amazed to see that Mike had already uploaded the much harder one!
        And yesterday i found out that there is actually now a third species in the genus, following the latest taxonomic shuffle. The Pale-faced bare-eye is a realllllly difficult Brazilian endemic, with a white eyring haha. Another one that goes on the wishlist!         Posted one year ago
        1. View Christine Young's profile
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          You need to pop over to Brazil, then. ;) Posted one year ago
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            Hopefully next year! But I'll probably first do a trip to the Atlantic coast, which is more quickly accessed from my Peruvian base, and has plenty of mouth-watering birds to keep me busy! Posted one year ago
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              Nice! You see cool creatures everywhere you go. :) Posted one year ago
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                Hehe, actually I was in your neck of the woods last month! Not a lot of birds, but I had great salamander encounters! Posted one year ago
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                  Oh, yeah...you need to wait for migration or else go to a zoo to see unique birds around here. ;P Awesome about the salamanders, though. Posted one year ago
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                    Exactly, it's always good to shift focus from time to time. I was particularly pleased about a Marbled salamander that I managed to find in Connecticut! Posted one year ago
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                      Great find! Posted one year ago

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The Black-spotted bare-eye

The black-spotted bare-eye 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.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
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Uploaded Oct 3, 2023. Captured Aug 16, 2023 17:19 in FCQH+2V Pucallpa, Peru.
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  • Canon EOS R6
  • f/7.1
  • 1/160s
  • ISO12800
  • 500mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.