Bicolored Antvireo vs Blackish-grey Antshrike

Dysithamnus occidentalis compared with Thamnophilus nigrocinereus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Bicolored Antvireo Blackish-grey Antshrike
Scientific Name Dysithamnus occidentalis Thamnophilus nigrocinereus
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Thamnophilidae Thamnophilidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 13.8 cm (5.4 in) 15.5 cm (6.1 in)
Weight 25.0 g (0.88 oz) 29.5 g (1.04 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Bicolored Antvireo only

None

Blackish-grey Antshrike only

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Bicolored Antvireo

Least Concern

Blackish-grey Antshrike

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.

Blackish-grey Antshrike

The Blackish-grey Antshrike is a medium-sized antbird with dark blackish-gray plumage in the male, white wing bars, and a strong hooked bill. It inhabits dense river-island vegetation, bamboo thickets, and flooded forests in Amazonia, from Brazil to Colombia and Ecuador. It forages in pairs through dense undergrowth, hunting insects and small invertebrates.

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