Dec 26, 2025
Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata), family Thamnophilidae, order Passeriformes, Brazil
photograph by Andres Vasquez Noboa
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Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata), family Thamnophilidae, order Passeriformes, Brazil
photograph by Andres Vasquez Noboa
March 12, 2026 - Rufous-faced Antbird (Myrmelastes rufifacies) These antbirds are found in the central Amazon Basin in Brazil in forests, often near streams. They eat insects and arachnids, foraging on and near the ground and often following army ant swarms to feed on fleeing prey. Nothing is known about their breeding behavior.
Black-spotted Bare-eye Phlegopsis nigromaculata
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The black-spotted bare-eye is an obligate ant follower that feeds on a variety of arthropods that flee foraging army ant swarms. The black-spotted bare-eye's song is "a short series of moderately long, flat, rich whistles, each slightly lower in pitch and becoming harsher in quality"; the number of notes varies. It has been written as "zhweé, zhwu, zhwu" and "HEEEW heer heer".
image by Bradley Davis
Tyrannides infraorder - round 1, section 1
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Black Bushbird Neoctantes niger
It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It favors dense undergrowth along edges, in treefalls, and along swampy streams. The black bushbird is thought to feed on insects and other arthropods.
Least Concern
image by Juan Carlos,Narváez Dobronski
BOTD: Spotted Antbird
Photo: Carmelo López Abad
"Stunning antbird, small and boldly patterned. Rotund and short-tailed. Male has white belly with band of black spots across chest, gray head, and rufous back. Female more washed out, but similar pattern. Usually seen singly or in pairs in understory of forest, often following a mixed flock or army ant swarm. Stuttered song is a series of slightly wheezy whistles, descending in pitch."
- eBird
Hormiguero Moteado - Spotted Antbird - (Hylophylax naevioides) by Raúl Vega Via Flickr: La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Striped-back Antbird