White-eyed stipplethroat

White-eyed stipplethroat

White-eyed antwren

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Epinecrophylla leucophthalma

The white-eyed stipplethroat or white-eyed antwren (Epinecrophylla leucophthalma ) is a species of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Myrmotherula. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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The white-eyed stipplethroat was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given the binomial name Formicivora leucophthalma.

There are four subspecies:

  • Epinecrophylla leucophthalma dissita (Bond, 1950) - Bolivia and Peru
  • Epinecrophylla leucophthalma leucophthalma (Pelzeln, 1868) - Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru
  • Epinecrophylla leucophthalma phaeonota (Todd, 1927) - Brazil
  • Epinecrophylla leucophthalma sordida (Todd, 1927) - Brazil

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White-eyed stipplethroat
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References

1. White-eyed stipplethroat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-eyed_stipplethroat
2. White-eyed stipplethroat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22701474/130213097
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/686175

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