Atlantic royal flycatcher
| Atlantic royal flycatcher | |
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| At Tapiraí, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
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| Species: | O. coronatus
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| Onychorhynchus coronatus swainsoni (Pelzeln,1858)
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Onychorhynchus swainsoni | |
The Atlantic royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus swainsoni) is a bird in the family Tyrannidae. 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
External links
- "Onychorhynchus swainsoni". 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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