Acre Tody-tyrant vs Black-capped Tyrannulet

Hemitriccus cohnhafti compared with Phyllomyias nigrocapillus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Acre Tody-tyrant Black-capped Tyrannulet
Scientific Name Hemitriccus cohnhafti Phyllomyias nigrocapillus
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Tyrannidae Tyrannidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 10.2 cm (4.0 in) 12.0 cm (4.7 in)
Weight 9.0 g (0.32 oz) 9.600000000000001 g (0.34 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Acre Tody-tyrant only

None

Black-capped Tyrannulet only

None

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Acre Tody-tyrant

Least Concern

Black-capped Tyrannulet

About These Birds

Acre Tody-tyrant

The Acre Tody-tyrant is a near-threatened flycatcher weighing just 9g from Amazonian forests of Brazil and Bolivia. It is secretive and rarely observed in its dense forest undergrowth habitat.

Black-capped Tyrannulet

The Black-capped Tyrannulet is a small, olive-green tyrant flycatcher of Andean cloud forests, distinguished by its black cap and yellowish supercilium. It ranges from Venezuela and Colombia south through Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia, inhabiting humid montane forest edges and secondary growth at elevations from about 1,500 to 3,000 meters. It feeds on small insects, gleaning them from foliage.

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