Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Onychorhynchus Higher classification Onychorhynchus | Phylum Chordata Family Tyrannidae Scientific name Onychorhynchus swainsoni Rank Species | |
Similar Onychorhynchus, Northern royal flycatcher, Bird, Passerine, Royal flycatcher |
Onychorhynchus swainsoni maria leque do sudeste atlantic royal flycatcher
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).
The Atlantic royal flycatcher is endemic to Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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