Royal flycatcher
| Royal flycatcher | |
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| Amazonian royal flycatcher at Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brasil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tityridae |
| Subfamily: | Oxyruncinae |
| Genus: | Onychorhynchus Fischer von Waldheim, 1810 |
The royal flycatchers are a genus, Onychorhynchus, of passerine birds in the family Tityridae[1][2] according to the IOC. Other taxonomic authorities including the AOU, Clements, and the IUCN, include it in Onychorhynchidae. Depending on authority, it includes a single widespread,[1] or four more localized species.[2] The specific epithet of the type species, coronatus, and the common name of all the species in this genus, royal flycatcher, refer to the striking, colourful crest,[3] which is seen displayed very rarely,[3] except after mating, while preening, in courtship as well as being handled.[3]
The genus contains four species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Onychorhynchus coronatus | Amazonian royal flycatcher | Amazon basin in northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, eastern Ecuador, eastern Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern and western Brazil |
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Onychorhynchus mexicanus | Northern royal flycatcher | Mexico, south through most of Central America, to northwestern Colombia and far western Venezuela |
| Onychorhynchus occidentalis | Pacific royal flycatcher | Western Ecuador and far northwestern Peru | |
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Onychorhynchus swainsoni | Atlantic royal flycatcher | Atlantic forest in southeastern Brazil |
References
- ^ a b John H. Boyd III (September 28, 2011). "TYRANNIDA: Pipridae, Cotingidae, Tityridae". TiF Checklist. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras & becards". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ a b c Ridgely, Robert and John A. Gwynne Jr. (1989). A Guide to the Birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691025126.