White-shouldered Antbird vs Bicolored Antvireo

Akletos melanoceps compared with Dysithamnus occidentalis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute White-shouldered Antbird Bicolored Antvireo
Scientific Name Akletos melanoceps Dysithamnus occidentalis
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Thamnophilidae Thamnophilidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Near Threatened
Length
Wingspan 17.2 cm (6.8 in) 13.8 cm (5.4 in)
Weight 39.0 g (1.38 oz) 25.0 g (0.88 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

White-shouldered Antbird only

None

Bicolored Antvireo only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

White-shouldered Antbird

Near Threatened

Bicolored Antvireo

About These Birds

Bicolored Antvireo

The Bicolored Antvireo is a near-threatened small antbird restricted to foothill and lower montane forests of northwestern Ecuador and the southwest slope of Colombia. Males are grey and white and females are brown with buffy streaking. It forages in pairs in the forest midstory for insects gleaned from leaves and branches.

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