Amazonian Royal Flycatcher — printable fact sheet
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Amazonian Royal Flycatcher
Onychorhynchus coronatus
The Amazonian Royal Flycatcher is a small, insectivorous bird best known for its spectacular fan-shaped crest, which is vividly colored and usually displayed during courtship or when threatened. This bird inhabits the humid lowland forests and river edges of the Amazon Basin, of…
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- The Amazonian Royal Flycatcher's elaborate crest is so rarely seen that it was once thought to be a myth by early explorers.
- When displaying, the flycatcher raises its remarkable crest, which fans out like a crown and is vividly colored. Their nests can be over a meter long, dangling from branches over water for safety. Despite its bright crest, this bird spends most of its time hidden in dense foliage, making sightings rare.
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