Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant vs Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant

Muscisaxicola capistratus compared with Muscisaxicola maclovianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant	Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Aves (kuş)	Aves (kuş)
Order same	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)	Passeriformes (Ötücü kuşlar)
Family same	Tyrannidae	Tyrannidae
Genus same	Muscisaxicola	Muscisaxicola
Species	Muscisaxicola capistratus	Muscisaxicola maclovianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant and Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Muscisaxicola.

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant	Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

Cinnamon-bellied Ground-Tyrant

The cinnamon-bellied ground tyrant (Muscisaxicola capistratus) is a small flycatcher in the family Tyrannidae, found in the arid steppe, puna grasslands, and rocky slopes of western and central Argentina and Bolivia. It inhabits open, barren, and semi-arid environments at elevations from approximately 2,000 to 4,500 meters in the eastern Andes foothills and Patagonian steppe, foraging on the ground for insects and small invertebrates. The plumage is brown above with a distinctive rufous-cinnamon belly that contrasts with paler underparts, giving the species its common name. Like other ground tyrants in the genus Muscisaxicola, it runs and pauses across bare or sparsely vegetated ground rather than perching on vegetation. The species is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN, with a restricted but apparently stable South American range. Ground tyrants as a group represent a highly successful Andean radiation into open, high-altitude habitats. This species is entirely absent from Europe; any database record associating it with Norway is a data artifact. Threats include overgrazing of native steppe vegetation by livestock, which can degrade foraging habitat, and climate-driven changes in Andean precipitation and vegetation cover.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway