Tropical Royal Flycatcher
Onychorhynchus coronatus
The Tropical Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) is a uncommon royal flycatcher found in 17 countries, weighing about 14 g. The tropical royal flycatcher is a passerine bird that most taxonomic systems place in family Onychorhynchidae.
About the Tropical Royal Flycatcher
The tropical royal flycatcher is a passerine bird that most taxonomic systems place in family Onychorhynchidae. It is found in Mexico, south through most of Central America, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
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How to identify it
The tropical royal flycatcher is approximately 12.5 to 18 cm (4.9 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 9.7 to 21 g (0.34 to 0.74 oz). It has an erectile fan-shaped crest. In the nominate subspecies O. c. coronatus it is red with blue tips in the male and yellow or orange in the female. The sexes' plumages are otherwise alike. Adults have a broken buffy eye ring and a faint buffy streak on the cheek. Their upperparts are dark brown with narrow black and buffy bars on the lower back. Their rump and tail are cinnamon-rufous that is browner towards the end of the tail. Voice: The tropical royal flycatcher is usually inconspicuous and quiet. Its songs differ among the subspecies. That of O. c. coronatus and O. c. castelnaui is "a series of long melodious whistles, starting with a loud flat-pitched introductory note and followed by a series of lower-pitched disyllabic mellow whistles wheeee-pihuuw-pihuuuw-pihuuw". That of O. c.
Where it lives
When to see it
The Tropical Royal Flycatcher can be seen all year round, with peak activity in March. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Tropical Royal Flycatcher?
- The tropical royal flycatcher is approximately 12.5 to 18 cm (4.9 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 9.7 to 21 g (0.34 to 0.74 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Tropical Royal Flycatcher?
- The Tropical Royal Flycatcher is a tiny sized bird weighing about 14 g.
- Where can you see a Tropical Royal Flycatcher?
- The Tropical Royal Flycatcher occurs in 17 countries, including Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Mexico and Panama.
- What birds look similar to a Tropical Royal Flycatcher?
- The Tropical Royal Flycatcher is most easily confused with the Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher, the Whiskered Myiobius and the Black-tailed Myiobius.
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