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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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 21 weeks ago 29 sec 4 -
A male preening. Locality Chan Chich, Gallon Jug, Orange Walk District, Belize (ssp mexicanus)
DAVID ASCANIO 1 December 2007 3 years ago 32 sec 3.7 -
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 21 weeks ago 45 sec 3.5 -
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 22 weeks ago 8 sec 3.5 -
A bird in a bamboo stucking it's leg under it's feathers while perched and gaping once. Locality Pepperpot, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp coronatus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 30 July 2011 21 weeks ago 32 sec 3.3 -
First a calling bird, then of it calling and carrying nesting material, and then the bird perched and quickly flying away. Locality Pepperpot, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp coronatus)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 30 July 2011 22 weeks ago 22 sec 3.3
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in the hand, with crest showing, suggesting male
Locality Pipeline Road, Soberanía National Park, Panama
ben lascelles 15 March 2006 2 years ago 4.5 -
Royal Flycatcher
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
Luiz Carlos da Costa Ribe... 15 January 2011 37 weeks ago 4.5 -
Pacific Royal Flycatcher. Adult.
Locality Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador (ssp occidentalis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 13 August 2011 38 weeks ago 3.6 -
Bird perched on a tree
Locality Lacanjá-Chansayab, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern)
rchavezdm 4 May 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.5 -
A bird perched.
Locality Pilar do Sul, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp swainsoni)
Evair Legal 7 April 2011 13 weeks ago 3.3 -
A male perched on a branch
Locality Sierra de Perijá, Zulia State, Venezuela (ssp fraterculus)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 22 January 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.2
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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 2 years ago 3
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