Alectryon vs Chestnut-backed Antbird

Alectryon tropicus compared with Myrmeciza exsul

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Chestnut-backed Antbird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Chestnut-backed Antbird
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sapindaceae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Alectryon	Myrmeciza
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Myrmeciza exsul

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Chestnut-backed Antbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chestnut-backed Antbird

The Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul) is a species in the genus Myrmeciza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.