Bare-eyed antbird

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.

The bare-eyed antbird is 13.5 to 14.5 cm (5.3 to 5.7 in) long and weighs about 27 to 30 g (0.95 to 1.1 oz). Both sexes have a crest and a pale grayish green ring of bare skin around the eye. Adult males have a blackish gray head and upper breast. Their upperparts and tail are dark reddish yellow-brown and their wings a brighter rufous. Their belly and vent area are dark grayish brown with somewhat browner flanks. Adult females have a brownish black head and throat. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are the same as the male's. Their underparts are dark yellowish brown. Juvenile males resemble adult males but are browner; juveniles of both sexes have a rufous tinge to their dark brown feathers. All ages and sexes have a dark brown iris and darkish gray legs and feet. Adults have a dark bill and juveniles have a dark maxilla and a pale mandible.