Bicolored Antvireo vs Bare-crowned Antbird

Dysithamnus occidentalis compared with Gymnocichla nudiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Bicolored Antvireo Bare-crowned Antbird
Scientific Name Dysithamnus occidentalis Gymnocichla nudiceps
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Thamnophilidae Thamnophilidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 13.8 cm (5.4 in) 15.0 cm (5.9 in)
Weight 25.0 g (0.88 oz) 31.75 g (1.12 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Bicolored Antvireo only

None

Bare-crowned Antbird only

None

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Bicolored Antvireo

Least Concern

Bare-crowned Antbird

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.

Bare-crowned Antbird

The Bare-crowned Antbird is a small antbird of the family Thamnophilidae found in lowland tropical forests of Central America and northwestern South America. Weighing about 31.75g with a wingspan of 15cm, the male has distinctive bare blue skin on the crown. It forages in the forest understory, often following army ant swarms to catch flushed insects.

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