Amazonian royal flycatcher

Amazonian royal flycatcher
Amazonian royal flycatcher at Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Onychorhynchus
Species: O. coronatus
Trinomial name
Onychorhynchus coronatus coronatus
(Muller, 1776)
Synonyms

Onychorhynchus coronatus

The Amazonian royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus coronatus) is a passerine bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. Depending on authority, it is often considered the nominate subspecies of the single widespread royal flycatcher, or considered a species closely related to three other royal flycatchers, the northern royal flycatcher, the Pacific royal flycatcher, and the Atlantic royal flycatcher.

The Amazonian royal flycatcher is found in forest and woodland throughout most of the Amazon basin in northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, eastern Ecuador, eastern Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern and western Brazil. It is easily overlooked and typically found in low densities, but overall it remains widespread and common. It is therefore considered to be of least concern by BirdLife International.

The Amazonian royal flycatchers are about 6 12 inches in length and like to dart out from branches to catch flying insects or snap them up from leaves.[2] They build very large nests (sometimes up to 6 feet long) on branches near water. The nest hangs over the water which makes it hard for predators to reach.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2004). Onychorhynchus coronatus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
  2. Wonderslist
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