Alectryon vs Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hemitriccus furcatus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Alectryon	Hemitriccus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hemitriccus furcatus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.