The northern royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus mexicanus) is a passerine bird in the family Tityridae according to the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). It is found in Mexico, south through most of Central America, to northwestern Colombia and far western Venezuela.[2]
The IOC considers the northern royal flycatcher and three other royal flycatcher taxa to be separate species and places them in the family Tityridae. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC-AOS) and the Clements taxonomy consider the four to be subspecies of the widespread royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus sensu lato). SACC-AOS places O. coronatus in family Onychorhynchidae and includes four other flycatcher species in that family. Clements places it in family Oxyruncidae and includes those four, one other flycatcher, and the sharpbill. IOC considers all of them to be in Tityridae.[2][3][4]
The northern royal flycatcher has two subspecies, the nominate Onychorhynchus mexicanus mexicanus and O. m. fraterculus.[2]
The northern royal flycatcher is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long. It is brown above with small buffy spots on its wing-coverts and buffy yellow below. The rump and tail are buffy cinnamon. The bill is long and broad. It has an erectile fan-shaped crest that is orange-red in the male and yellow-orange in the female.[5]
The northern royal flycatcher occurs from southern Mexico into South America. However, it appears to have been extirpated from El Salvador. The nominate subspecies is found from Mexico to Panama and O. m. fraterculus in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. In Mexico and northern Central America it ranges in elevation from sea level to 1,200 m (3,900 ft). On the Pacific side of Costa Rica it ranges up to 750 m (2,460 ft) but on the Caribbean side only to 400 m (1,300 ft).[5]
The northern royal flycatcher inhabits humid lowlands, both primary evergreen and second growth forests. It is a bird of the midstory, often along streams and in seasonally flooded várzea forest.[5]
All of the royal flycatchers are insectivorous.[5]
The northern royal flycatcher breeds between April and July in Guatemala and between March and May or June in Costa Rica. The nest is long and narrow and is suspended from a branch or vine, usually above water. The clutch is two eggs; only the female incubates them and broods and feeds the nestlings.[5]
The northern royal flycatcher is usually inconspicuous and quiet. Its song is "a descending, slowing series of plaintive whistles" and its call a repeated "keeeyup or keee-yew". In this example [1] the song is faintly heard among the calls. [5]
The northern royal flycatcher sleeps at night.
The IUCN has assessed the northern royal flycatcher as being of Least Concern.[1]
The northern royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus mexicanus) is a passerine bird in the family Tityridae according to the International Ornithological Committee (IOC). It is found in Mexico, south through most of Central America, to northwestern Colombia and far western Venezuela.
El mosquero real centroamericano (Onychorhynchus mexicanus), también denominado atrapamoscas real centroamericano (Venezuela), cazamoscas real (Honduras) o mosquero real (México),[2] es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Tyrannidae que vive en América Central y el norte de Sudamérica.
El mosquero real centroamericano mide entre 16.5–18 cm de largo. Sus partes superiores son principalmente pardas con motas de color crema sobre las coberteras de las alas. Su obispillo y cola son de color ocre ojizo. Su pico es relativamente largo y ancho. Tiene un penacho eréctil en forma de abanico, con plumas rojas en los machos y naranja amarillentas en las hembras. Raramente despliegan del todo las plumas de su penacho.
Generalmente los mosqueros reales centroamericanos son aves poco llamativas y silenciosas, pero que de vez en cuando emiten llamadas claras y repetitivas que suenan como prii-o o kia.
Algunos autores la consideran una subespecie de la Onychorhynchus coronatus: Onychorhynchus coronatus mexicanus, junto a O. occidentalis y O. swainsoni.[3]
Onychorhynchus coronatus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) ha sido dividido en O. coronatus, O. mexicanus, Onychorhynchus occidentalis (P.L. Sclater,1860) y Onychorhynchus swainsoni (Pelzeln, 1858) siguiendo Stotz et al. (1996) contra SACC (2005), pendiente de los resultados de investigación taxonómica de este grupo por el SACC - South American Classification Committee.[1]
Se reconocen 2 subespecies válidas con su correspondiente distribución geográfica:[2][4]
Se extiende desde el sur de México, por América central, hasta el noreste de Colombia y Venezuela occidental.
Sus hábitats naturales son las selvas húmedas tropicales y de regiones bajas.
El mosquero real centroamericano (Onychorhynchus mexicanus), también denominado atrapamoscas real centroamericano (Venezuela), cazamoscas real (Honduras) o mosquero real (México), es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Tyrannidae que vive en América Central y el norte de Sudamérica.
Onychorhynchus mexicanus
Le Porte-éventail du Mexique (Onychorhynchus mexicanus), également appelé Moucherolle du Mexique, est une espèce de passereau placée dans la famille des Tityridae. Ce taxon est considéré comme conspécifique avec le Porte-éventail roi (Onychorhynchus coronatus), le Porte-éventail de Swainson (Onychorhynchus swainsoni) et le Porte-éventail pâle (Onychorhynchus occidentalis) par certains auteurs[1].
Cet oiseau est représenté par 2 sous-espèces :
Onychorhynchus mexicanus
Le Porte-éventail du Mexique (Onychorhynchus mexicanus), également appelé Moucherolle du Mexique, est une espèce de passereau placée dans la famille des Tityridae. Ce taxon est considéré comme conspécifique avec le Porte-éventail roi (Onychorhynchus coronatus), le Porte-éventail de Swainson (Onychorhynchus swainsoni) et le Porte-éventail pâle (Onychorhynchus occidentalis) par certains auteurs.
Onychorhynchus mexicanus é uma espécie de ave da família Tyrannidae.
Pode ser encontrada nos seguintes países: Belize, Colômbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicarágua, Panamá e Venezuela.[1]
Os seus habitats naturais são: florestas subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de baixa altitude.[1]
Onychorhynchus mexicanus é uma espécie de ave da família Tyrannidae.
Pode ser encontrada nos seguintes países: Belize, Colômbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicarágua, Panamá e Venezuela.
Os seus habitats naturais são: florestas subtropicais ou tropicais húmidas de baixa altitude.
