#thamnophilidae

Black-spotted Bare-eye (Phlegopsis nigromaculata), family Thamnophilidae, order Passeriformes, Brazil

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".

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

[2982/11080] Dot-winged antwren - Microrhopias quixensis

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Tyranni Family: Thamnophilidae (antbirds)

Silvered Antbird (Sclateria naevia)

Bar-crested Antshrike (Thamnophilus multistriatus)