Reddish-winged Bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera)

Identification & Behavior: ~18.5 cm (7.2 in). The male Reddish-winged Bare-Eye has a black head, underparts, and tail. The mantle is black scaled with white. The wing is mostly rufous. The female is rufous-brown with two broad whitish wing bars and large white spots on the tertial feathers. Both sexes have a broad eye-ring of bright red bare skin, which is more prominent in the male. It forages largely in terra firme forest often following army ants. It is similar to the Black-spotted Bare-Eye but is distinguished by having a black back scaled with white. The female is unique in having two broad whitish wing bars on a rufous-brown plumage.

Status: The Reddish-winged Bare-Eye is generally rare in Amazonia north of the Marañon River and on both sides of the Amazon River. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Ojo-Pelado de Ala Rojiza.

Sub-species: Reddish-winged Bare-eye (Phlegopsis erythroptera erythroptera), (Gould), 1855.  SE Colombia (S from Meta and Guainía) and SW Venezuela (S Amazonas) S to NE Peru (Loreto) and NW Amazonian Brazil (E to both banks of upper and W bank of lower R Negro).
(Phlegopsis erythroptera ustulata), Todd, 1927.  E Peru (locally on S bank of R Amazon in Loreto, and in Ucayali), SW Amazonian Brazil (Amazonas E to R Madeira) and extreme NW Bolivia (NW Pando).

Meaning of Name: Phlegopsis: Gr. Phlegom, phlogos= flame, to flame. erythroptera: Gr. Eruthros= red and pteros, pteron= winged, wing

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