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Bare-eyed Antbird
Rhegmatorhina gymnops Ridgway, 1888
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.
Male Bare-eyed Antbird from Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The bare-eyed antbird (Rhegmatorhina gymnops), occasionally known as the Santarem antbird, is a Vulnerable species of insectivorous passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil.
Wikipedia contributors, Bare-eyed antbird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:10:17.223997+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhegmatorhina gymnops Ridgway, 1888
- Name authority
- Ridgway, 1888
- Common name
- Bare-eyed Antbird
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Thamnophilidae
- Genus
- Rhegmatorhina
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThamnophilidae Swainson, 1824
- genusRhegmatorhina Ridgway, 1888
- speciesRhegmatorhina gymnops Ridgway, 1888
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhegmatorhina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Harlequin AntbirdRhegmatorhina berlepschi (E. Snethlage, 1907) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hairy-crested AntbirdRhegmatorhina melanosticta (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1880) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chestnut-crested AntbirdRhegmatorhina cristata (Pelzeln, 1868) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-breasted AntbirdRhegmatorhina hoffmannsi (Hellmayr, 1907) | ThamnophilidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Ridgway, & Robert. (1888). Descriptions of New Species and Genera of Birds from Lower Amazon. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Vol. 10, No. 660. 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.
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:4S5QL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.