White-eyed stipplethroat

Epinecrophylla leucophthalma

The white-eyed stipplethroat or white-eyed antwren is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It was formerly placed in the genus "Myrmotherula". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
White-eyed Stipplethroat (Epinecrophylla leucophthalma) Estacion Biologica Los Amigos, Madre de Dios, Peru. Nov 2, 2023 Epinecrophylla leucophthalma,Geotagged,Peru,Spring,White-eyed antwren

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The white-eyed stipplethroat was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given the binomial name "Formicivora leucophthalma".

There are four subspecies:
⤷  "Epinecrophylla leucophthalma dissita" - Bolivia and Peru
⤷  "Epinecrophylla leucophthalma leucophthalma" - Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru
⤷  "Epinecrophylla leucophthalma phaeonota" - Brazil
⤷  "Epinecrophylla leucophthalma sordida" - Brazil

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyThamnophilidae
GenusEpinecrophylla
SpeciesE. leucophthalma
Photographed in
Peru