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 LC    Amazonian Royal Flycatcher* Id (Atlas):
    Onychorhynchus coronatus

Description (10)
Image of Amazonian Royal Flycatcher
 

Other Names (World)
Amazonian Royal Flycatcher, Royal Flycatcher

Family
Tityridae (Tityras And Allies)

Size
15 - 16.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Müller, 1776)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical swamp forest. Also, lowland most forest, mangroves, rivers and streams. From sea-level - 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

 
Amazonian Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) [XC521600]
     by id from Cristalino Jungle Lodge, MT, Brazil (call)

 
Amazonian Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) [XC705232]
     by GABRIEL LEITE from Dom Eliseu, Par\u00e1, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
Onychorhynchus coronatus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) was split into Amazonian Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus), Pacific Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus occidentalis), Northern Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus mexicanus) and Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni) following Stotz et al. (1996) contra SACC (2005), pending the outcome of investigation into the taxonomy of this group by SACC.

Thought to be closest to Platyrinchus on basis of cranial and syringeal characters. Despite apparent similarity in voice across range, is sometimes split into four separate species on grounds of plumage variation and allopatric distributions, one in northern (mexicanus, fraterculus), one in Amazonia (nominate, castelnaui), one in western (occidentalis) and one in eastern (swainsoni). Further research required in order to determine validity or otherwise of such treatment. Within these groups racial variation doubtful. In particular, birds intermediate between mexicanus and fraterculus occur in Costa Rica and Panama.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

  • mexicanus (Müller, 1776)   -  Southern and eastern Mexico south to Panama. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Northern Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus mexicanus).
  • fraterculus Bangs, 1902   -  Northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Northern Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus mexicanus).
  • occidentalis (P. L. Sclater, 1860)   -  Western Ecuador, north-western Peru. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Pacific Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus occidentalis).
  • coronatus (Müller, 1776)   -  Southern and eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and north-eastern Brazil.
  • castelnaui Deville, 1849   -  East of Andes, from south-eastern Colombia and extreme southern Venezuela (southern Amazonas) south to north-eastern Peru, much of Amazonian Brazil and northern Bolivia.
  • swainsoni (Pelzeln, 1858)   -  South-eastern Brazil. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni).



References
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Files:
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