Amazonian royal flycatcher
The Amazonian royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) is a passerine bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It 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.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tityridae |
| Genus: | Onychorhynchus |
| Species: | O. coronatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Onychorhynchus coronatus (Statius Müller, PL, 1776) | |
Amazonian royal flycatchers are 15–17.5 cm (5.9–6.9 in) in length and like to dart out from branches to catch flying insects or snap them up from leaves. They build very large nests (sometimes up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long) on branches near water. The nest hangs over the water which makes it hard for predators to reach.[2]
There are two subspecies:[3]
- O. c. castelnaui Deville, 1849 – west Amazonia
- O. c. coronatus (Statius Müller, PL, 1776) – east Venezuela, the Guianas and north Brazil
It is easily overlooked and typically found in low densities, but overall it remains widespread and common. It is therefore rated as of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered species.[1]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Onychorhynchus coronatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- Farnsworth, A.; Lebbin, D.; Kirwan, G.M. (2018). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Amazonian Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras & becards". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.