Grey-throated Chat vs Black-cheeked Ant-tanager

Granatellus sallaei compared with Habia atrimaxillaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Grey-throated Chat Black-cheeked Ant-tanager
Scientific Name Granatellus sallaei Habia atrimaxillaris
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Cardinalidae Cardinalidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Near Threatened
Length — —
Wingspan 11.9 cm (4.7 in) 18.7 cm (7.4 in)
Weight 9.9 g (0.35 oz) 41.03333333333333 g (1.45 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2 2
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Grey-throated Chat only

None

Black-cheeked Ant-tanager only

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Grey-throated Chat

Near Threatened

Black-cheeked Ant-tanager

About These Birds

Black-cheeked Ant-tanager

The Black-cheeked Ant-tanager is a Near Threatened species restricted to the Osa Peninsula and adjacent areas of southwestern Costa Rica, with males displaying a red crest, black cheeks, and a rose-red throat. It inhabits the interior of humid lowland forests, where it associates with army ant swarms to capture insects flushed by the ants. Deforestation on the Osa Peninsula poses the main threat to this species.

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