Spot-crowned Antvireo vs Bare-crowned Antbird

Dysithamnus puncticeps compared with Gymnocichla nudiceps

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Spot-crowned Antvireo Bare-crowned Antbird
Scientific Name Dysithamnus puncticeps Gymnocichla nudiceps
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Thamnophilidae Thamnophilidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 11.6 cm (4.6 in) 15.0 cm (5.9 in)
Weight 15.8 g (0.56 oz) 31.75 g (1.12 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Spot-crowned Antvireo only

None

Bare-crowned Antbird only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Spot-crowned Antvireo

Least Concern

Bare-crowned Antbird

About These Birds

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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