Atlantic Royal Flycatcher

Onychorhynchus swainsoni

Vulnerable · IUCN Red List

VUVulnerableEndemicInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 17 g

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The Atlantic royal flycatcher is 16 to 16.5 cm (6.3 to 6.5 in) long. One specimen weighed 23.5 g (0.83 oz). This large-billed flycatcher has a spectacular, but rarely seen, crest. The upper parts are mostly dull brown with a bright cinnamon rump and tail. It has a whitish throat and ochraceous buff underparts. It has an erectile fan-shaped crest that when raised is scarlet, black, and blue in the male and yellow or orange, black, and blue in the female. Voice: The Atlantic royal flycatcher is usually inconspicuous and quiet. When heard, its song is a "series of overslurred whistles weeep...weeep....weeep..." and its call a "rather piercing short note, yeeek!, repeated many times".

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When to see the Atlantic Royal Flycatcher

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Where to see the Atlantic Royal Flycatcher

Regular range

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About the Atlantic Royal Flycatcher

The Atlantic royal flycatcher is a passerine bird that most taxonomic systems place in the Onychorhynchidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.

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