Pacific royal flycatcher
The Pacific royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus occidentalis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tityridae. It is found in relatively dry forest and woodland in western Ecuador and far north-western Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pacific royal flycatcher | |
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Male (above) and female (below); illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tityridae |
Genus: | Onychorhynchus |
Species: | O. occidentalis |
Binomial name | |
Onychorhynchus occidentalis (Sclater, PL, 1860) | |
Synonyms | |
Muscivora occidentalis |
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Onychorhynchus occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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