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Black-spotted Bare-eye

Phlegopsis nigromaculata (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

The black-spotted bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata) is a species of insectivore passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Wikipedia contributors, Black-spotted bare-eye; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:53:09.516880+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Phlegopsis nigromaculata (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Name authority
(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Common name
Black-spotted Bare-eye
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thamnophilidae
Genus
Phlegopsis
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyThamnophilidae Swainson, 1824
  11. genusPhlegopsis Reichenbach, 1850
  12. speciesPhlegopsis nigromaculata (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Phlegopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pale-faced AntbirdPhlegopsis borbae Hellmayr, 1907ThamnophilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Reddish-winged Bare-eyePhlegopsis erythroptera (Gould, 1855)ThamnophilidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 183 records assigned to Thamnophilidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Myothera nigromaculata d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562019 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4GFSJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.