The Argus bare-eye (''Phlegopsis barringeri'') is a species of

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in the family

Thamnophilidae The antbirds are a large passerine bird family, Thamnophilidae, found across subtropical and tropical Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina. There are more than 230 species, known variously as antshrikes, antwrens, antvireos, fire ...

. Known only from a single male specimen taken in 1951 in

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, its

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validity is questionable, and most authorities do not recognize it, following Willis (1979) and Graves (1992), where it was shown to be a

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between the black-spotted and the reddish-winged bare-eye.

References

* Graves, G. R. (1992). ''Diagnosis of a hybrid antbird (Phlegopsis nigromaculata X Phlegopsis erythroptera) and the rarity of hybridization among suboscines.'' Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 105: 834–340. * Willis, E. O. (1979). ''Comportamento e ecologia da mãe-da-taóca, Phlegopsis nigromaculata (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye)(Aves, Formicariidae).'' Revista Brasileira de Biologia. 39 (1): 117–159. Argus bare-eye Endemic birds of Colombia Argus bare-eye Argus bare-eye Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Thamnophilidae-stub