Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant vs White-cheeked Pintail

Muscisaxicola maclovianus compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Tyrannidae	Anatidae
Genus	Muscisaxicola	Anas
Species	Muscisaxicola maclovianus	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway