Bicolored Antvireo vs Black-tailed Antbird

Dysithamnus occidentalis compared with Myrmoborus melanurus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Bicolored Antvireo Black-tailed Antbird
Scientific Name Dysithamnus occidentalis Myrmoborus melanurus
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Thamnophilidae Thamnophilidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Near Threatened
Length
Wingspan 13.8 cm (5.4 in) 12.4 cm (4.9 in)
Weight 25.0 g (0.88 oz) 18.200000000000003 g (0.64 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Bicolored Antvireo only

None

Black-tailed Antbird only

None

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Bicolored Antvireo

Near Threatened

Black-tailed 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.

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