Hormiguero Dorsicastaño vs Hormiguero de Zimmer

Myrmeciza exsul compared with Myrmeciza castanea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hormiguero Dorsicastaño	Hormiguero de Zimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (paseriformes)	Passeriformes (paseriformes)
Family same	Thamnophilidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus same	Myrmeciza	Myrmeciza
Species	Myrmeciza exsul	Myrmeciza castanea

Evolutionary Relationship

Hormiguero Dorsicastaño and Hormiguero de Zimmer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Myrmeciza.

Conservation Status

Hormiguero Dorsicastaño

LC — Least Concern

Hormiguero de Zimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hormiguero Dorsicastaño	Hormiguero de Zimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hormiguero Dorsicastaño

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Hormiguero de Zimmer

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Hormiguero Dorsicastaño

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador