Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Royal Flycatcher (Onychorynchus coronatus) - HBW 9, p. 345
French: Porte-éventail roi
German: Kronentyrann
Spanish: Mosquero Real
Other common names: Crowned Flycatcher; Northern Royal Flycatcher (mexicanus, fraterculus); Amazonian Royal Flycatcher (coronatus, castelnaui); Pacific Royal Flycatcher (occidentalis); Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (swainsoni)
Taxonomy: Muscicapa coronata Statius Muller, 1776, Cayenne.
Thought to be closest to Platyrinchus on basis of cranial and syringeal characters. Despite apparent similarity in voice across range, is sometimes split into four separate species on grounds of plumage variation and allopatric distributions, one in N (mexicanus, fraterculus), one in Amazonia (nominate, castelnaui), one in W (occidentalis) and one in E (swainsoni); further research required in order to determine validity or otherwise of such treatment. Within these groups racial variation doubtful; in particular, birds intermediate between mexicanu.. View all taxonomy...
Thought to be closest to Platyrinchus on basis of cranial and syringeal characters. Despite apparent similarity in voice across range, is sometimes split into four separate species on grounds of plumage variation and allopatric distributions, one in N (mexicanus, fraterculus), one in Amazonia (nominate, castelnaui), one in W (occidentalis) and one in E (swainsoni); further research required in order to determine validity or otherwise of such treatment. Within these groups racial variation doubtful; in particular, birds intermediate between mexicanus and fraterculus occur in Costa Rica and Panama. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- mexicanus ( P. L. Sclater, 1857) - S & E Mexico S to Panama.
- fraterculus Bangs, 1902 - N Colombia and NW Venezuela.
- occidentalis ( P. L. Sclater, 1860) - W Ecuador (S to El Oro) and extreme NW Peru (Tumbes).
- mexicanus ( P. L. Sclater, 1857) - S & E Mexico S to Panama.
- fraterculus Bangs, 1902 - N Colombia and NW Venezuela.
- occidentalis ( P. L. Sclater, 1860) - W Ecuador (S to El Oro) and extreme NW Peru (Tumbes).
- coronatus ( Statius Muller, 1776) - S & E Venezuela, the Guianas and NE Brazil.
- castelnaui Deville, 1849 - E of Andes, from SE Colombia and extreme S Venezuela (S Amazonas) S to NE Peru, much of Amazonian Brazil and N Bolivia.
- swainsoni ( Pelzeln, 1858) - SE Brazil (Bahia and Minas Gerais S to Paraná and Rio de Janeiro).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Dorsal view of a bird perched and vocalizing with food in its beak for nestlings. Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp mexicanus)
Richard Garrigues 13 July 2012 41 weeks ago 9 sec 4.5 -
A bird perched on a branch, in front of a large bamboo stand, eventually flying away. Locality Pepperpot, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp coronatus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 30 July 2011 1 year ago 29 sec 4.3 -
A female preening and flashing its crest feathers. Locality Carara National Park, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp mexicanus)
Richard Garrigues 13 July 2012 42 weeks ago 25 sec 4.2 -
A view of the nest, an overlook of it's habitat and then a short view of a bird inside it's nest. Locality Pepperpot, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp coronatus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 30 July 2011 1 year ago 45 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a branch, preening and then flying away. Locality Pepperpot, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp coronatus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 30 July 2011 1 year ago 8 sec 3.8 -
A male preening. Locality Chan Chich, Gallon Jug, Orange Walk District, Belize (ssp mexicanus)
DAVID ASCANIO 1 December 2007 4 years ago 32 sec 3.7
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Royal Flycatcher
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
Luiz Carlos da Costa Ribe... 15 January 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
in the hand, with crest showing, suggesting male
Locality Pipeline Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama (ssp mexicanus)
ben lascelles 15 March 2006 3 years ago 4.4 -
Crest dropped
Locality Tikal National Park, Petén Department, Guatemala (ssp mexicanus)
Marc FASOL 2 May 2012 23 weeks ago 4.2 -
A male perched on a branch
Locality Sierra de Perijá, Zulia State, Venezuela (ssp fraterculus)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 22 January 2012 1 year ago 3.7 -
Pacific Royal Flycatcher. Adult.
Locality Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador (ssp occidentalis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 13 August 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
Bird captured in mist nets during ecological research to understand the effect of different types of land use on the avifauna Am
Locality Almeirim, Pará State, Brazil
Christian Andretti 9 April 2005 8 weeks ago 3.7
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Call notes recorded near a small clearing in terra firme forest. Locality Cristalino Jungle Lodge, Mato Grosso State, Brazil
(ssp castelnaui)
Scott Olmstead 9 August 2007 3 years ago 3
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