Atlantic royal flycatcher

Atlantic royal flycatcher
At Tapiraí, São Paulo state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tityridae
Genus:Onychorhynchus
Species: O. swainsoni
Binomial name
Onychorhynchus swainsoni
(Pelzeln,1858)
Displaying partially opened crest at Tapiraí, São Paulo state, Brazil

The Atlantic royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni) is a passerine bird in the family Tityridae.

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

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Onychorhynchus swainsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  2. ↑ BirdLife species factsheet for Onychorhynchus swainsoni
  • "Onychorhynchus swainsoni". Avibase. Edit this at Wikidata
  • Interactive range map of Onychorhynchus swainsoni at IUCN Red List maps
  • Audio recordings of Atlantic royal flycatcher on Xeno-canto.


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