Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant vs Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

Hemitriccus rufigularis compared with Hemitriccus furcatus

Key Differences

• Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant is Near Threatened while Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Tyrannidae	Tyrannidae
Genus same	Hemitriccus	Hemitriccus
Species	Hemitriccus rufigularis	Hemitriccus furcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant and Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hemitriccus.

Conservation Status

Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant

NT — Near Threatened

Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant	Fork-tailed Pygmy-Tyrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Buff-throated Tody-Tyrant

The Buff-Throated Tody-Tyrant (Hemitriccus rufigularis) is a species in the genus Hemitriccus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway