Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant vs Yellow-billed Cacique

Hemitriccus orbitatus compared with Amblycercus holosericeus

Key Differences

• Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant is Near Threatened while Yellow-billed Cacique is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant	Yellow-billed Cacique
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	Tyrannidae	Icteridae
Genus	Hemitriccus	Amblycercus
Species	Hemitriccus orbitatus	Amblycercus holosericeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant and Yellow-billed Cacique share a common ancestor at the Order level: Passeriformes. (Songbirds)

Conservation Status

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow-billed Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant	Yellow-billed Cacique
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eye-ringed Tody-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Yellow-billed Cacique

Yellow-billed Cacique (Amblycercus holosericeus) 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway