Atlantic royal flycatcher
| Atlantic royal flycatcher | |
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| At Tapiraí, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Onychorhynchus |
| Species: | O. swainsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Onychorhynchus swainsoni (Pelzeln,1858) | |
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Onychorhynchus coronatus swainsoni | |
The Atlantic royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni) is a bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is often considered a subspecies of Onychorhynchus coronatus.
Measuring 16–16.5 cm (6.3–6.5 in), this large-billed flycatcher has a spectacular, but rarely seen, crest. It has largely uniform dull brown upperparts with pale, bright cinnamon rump and tail, a whitish throat, unmarked ochraceous buff underparts. The crest is usually left flat, giving a hammerhead shape to head. When raised, the crest displays a remarkable combination of scarlet, black and blue (yellow replaces red in the female).[2]
The Atlantic royal flycatcher is endemic to Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Onychorhynchus swainsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ↑ BirdLife species factsheet for Onychorhynchus swainsoni
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Onychorhynchus swainsoni. |
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Wikispecies has information related to: Onychorhynchus swainsoni |
- Onychorhynchus swainsoni on Avibase
- Interactive range map of Onychorhynchus swainsoni at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Atlantic royal flycatcher on Xeno-canto.
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