Atlantic royal flycatcher
The Atlantic royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni) is a passerine bird in the family Tityridae.
| Atlantic royal flycatcher | |
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| 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) | |
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
- BirdLife International (2012). "Onychorhynchus swainsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- BirdLife species factsheet for Onychorhynchus swainsoni
External links
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- "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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