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''Phlegopsis'' is a genus of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. They are known as "bare-eyes", which is a reference to a colourful bare patch of skin around their eyes. They are restricted to humid forest in the Amazon of South America. They are among the largest ant-followers in the family and are only rarely seen away from ant swarms. ==Taxonomy== The pale-faced bare-eye, sometimes known as the pale-faced antbird, has often been placed in the monotypic genus ''Skutchia'', but based on genetic evidence it should be placed in ''Phlegopsis'',〔Aleixo, A., T. C. T. Burlamaqui, M. P. C. Schneider, and E. C. Goncalves (2009). ''Molecular systematics and plumage evolution in the monotypic obligate army-ant-following genus Skutchia (Thamnophilidae).'' Condor 111: 382-387.〕 and this treatment was adopted by the SACC in 2010.〔Brumfield, R. T. (2010) ''(Merge Skutchia borbae into Phlegopsis (Thamnophilidae). )''. South American Classification Committee. Accessed 28-09-2010.〕 Based on a single specimen a fourth species, the Argus bare-eye (''P. barringeri'') has been proposed, but it is a hybrid between ''P. erythroptera'' and ''P. nigromaculata''.〔Graves, G. R. (1992). Diagnosis of a hybrid antbird (Phlegopsis nigromaculata X Phlegopsis erythroptera) and the rarity of hybridization among suboscines. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 105: 834-340.〕 * Reddish-winged bare-eye (''Phlegopsis erythroptera'') * Black-spotted bare-eye (''Phlegopsis nigromaculata'') * Pale-faced bare-eye (''Phlegopsis borbae'') 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phlegopsis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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