Spot-crowned Antvireo vs Black-chinned Antbird

Dysithamnus puncticeps compared with Hypocnemoides melanopogon

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Spot-crowned Antvireo Black-chinned Antbird
Scientific Name Dysithamnus puncticeps Hypocnemoides melanopogon
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Thamnophilidae Thamnophilidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 11.6 cm (4.6 in) 12.5 cm (4.9 in)
Weight 15.8 g (0.56 oz) 14.733333333333334 g (0.52 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Spot-crowned Antvireo only

None

Black-chinned Antbird only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Spot-crowned Antvireo

Least Concern

Black-chinned Antbird

About These Birds

Black-chinned Antbird

The Black-chinned Antbird is a small antbird of Amazonian forests in Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru, typically found in flooded forests and forest edges near rivers and streams. Males are dark grey with a black chin and throat, while females have a white throat with black spots. It feeds on insects, often following army ant swarms, and frequently cocks its tail while foraging.

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