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Tropical Royal Flycatcher

Tropical Royal Flycatcher

Onychorhynchus coronatus

Range & Recent Observations

Tropical Royal Flycatcheris a year-round resident and doesn't follow a migration flyway. See the Range tab for where it lives.

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About the Tropical Royal Flycatcher

The tropical royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) 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.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Onychorhynchus coronatus
Family
Royal Flycatchers and Allies
Order
Passeriformes

Similar species

Other members of the royal flycatchers and allies family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher Terenotriccus erythrurus
  • Sulphur-rumped Flycatcher Myiobius sulphureipygius

Know when the Tropical Royal Flycatcher turns up near you

Add it to your watchlist and draw an alert zone around the places you actually bird. Birdr checks eBird reports and tells you when one is seen inside it.

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