Fire-eye
The fire-eyes, Pyriglena, are a genus of birds in the antbird family Thamnophilidae introduced in 1847 by Jean Cabanis. They are relatively large for antbirds, with long tails, relatively short bills, and distinctive bright red eyes, which led to their name. There are five fire-eye species recognized, distinguished based on their plumage, displays, and vocalization. The move to recognize five distinct species from the original three was lodged before the South American Classification Committee as Proposal 759 in October 2017 and was approved on 11 February 2020. The genus is native to South Am
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The fire-eyes, Pyriglena, are a genus of birds in the antbird family Thamnophilidae introduced in 1847 by Jean Cabanis. They are relatively large for antbirds, with long tails, relatively short bills, and distinctive bright red eyes, which led to their name. There are five fire-eye species recognized, distinguished based on their plumage, displays, and vocalization. The move to recognize five distinct species from the original three was lodged before the South American Classification Committee as Proposal 759 in October 2017 and was approved on 11 February 2020. The genus is native to South America. Of the five species, one is considered endangered by the IUCN, while the others are not considered vulnerable.
== Etymology == The fire-eyes are so named because of their distinctive red eyes. The genus name Pyriglena comes from the Ancient Greek word puriglēnos, which means fiery-eyed. They belong to the family Thamnophilidae, or antbird, which are so named because they follow where ants swarm for purposes of foraging but are not solely reliant on them as their only food source.