Royal Flycatcher
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| Royal Flycatcher | |
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| Amazonian Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus (coronatus) coronatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tityridae (or Tyrannidae) |
| Genus: | Onychorhynchus Fischer von Waldheim, 1810 |
| Species: | O. coronatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Onychorhynchus coronatus (Muller, 1776) | |
The Royal Flycatchers are birds in the genus Onychorhynchus in the Tityridae[1][2] family. Depending on authority, it includes a single widespread,[1] or four more localized species.[2] The specific epithet of the type species, coronatus, and the common name of all the species in this genus, Royal Flycatcher, refer to the striking, colourful crest,[3] which is seen displayed very rarely,[3] except after mating, while preening, in courtship as well as being handled.[3]
Taxonomy
- Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus).
- Amazonian Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus (coronatus) coronatus).
- Northern Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus (coronatus) mexicanus).
- Pacific Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus (coronatus) occidentalis).
- Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus (coronatus) swainsoni).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John H. Boyd III (September 28, 2011). "TYRANNIDA: Pipridae, Cotingidae, Tityridae". TiF Checklist. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "IOC World Bird Names: Tyrant Flycatchers & Cotingas". IOC World Bird Names. Jan 2, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ridgely, Robert and John A. Gwynne Jr. (1989). A Guide to the Birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691025126.
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