Black-backed Tody-flycatcher vs Agile Tit-tyrant

Poecilotriccus pulchellus compared with Uromyias agilis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Black-backed Tody-flycatcher Agile Tit-tyrant
Scientific Name Poecilotriccus pulchellus Uromyias agilis
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Tyrannidae Tyrannidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length — —
Wingspan 9.3 cm (3.7 in) 11.5 cm (4.5 in)
Weight 7.949999999999999 g (0.28 oz) 8.95 g (0.32 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend — —

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

Black-backed Tody-flycatcher only

None

Agile Tit-tyrant only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Black-backed Tody-flycatcher

Least Concern

Agile Tit-tyrant

About These Birds

Black-backed Tody-flycatcher

The Black-backed Tody-flycatcher is a small, patterned flycatcher of forest edges, dense thickets, and vine tangles in the Amazon basin of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It has a black back and crown contrasting with its white and yellow underparts. It forages actively in dense vegetation for small insects.

Agile Tit-tyrant

The Agile Tit-tyrant is a small Andean flycatcher of the Tyrannidae family, weighing about 9 g with a wingspan near 12 cm. It is found in humid montane scrub and forest edges in South America, flitting nimbly through vegetation in search of small insects.

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