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Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Black-cheeked Ant-tanager	Lemon-spectacled Tanager
Scientific Name	Habia atrimaxillaris	Habia olivacea
Order	Passeriformes	Passeriformes
Family	Cardinalidae	Cardinalidae
Conservation Status	Near Threatened	Least Concern
Length	—	—
Wingspan	18.7 cm (7.4 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)
Weight	41.03333333333333 g (1.45 oz)	38.5 g (1.36 oz)
Diet	--	--
Clutch Size	2	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

🌲 Forest

Black-cheeked Ant-tanager only

🏖️ Coastal

Lemon-spectacled Tanager only

None

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Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Black-cheeked Ant-tanager

Least Concern

Lemon-spectacled Tanager

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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.

Lemon-spectacled Tanager

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