Royal Flycatcher
Onychorhynchus coronatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusOnychorhynchus (Royal Flycatchers)
- SpeciesOnychorhynchus coronatus (Royal Flycatcher)
The tropical royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) is a passerine bird that most taxonomic systems place in family Onychorhynchidae. It is found in Mexico, south through most of Central America, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Nutting's Flycatcher
Myiarchus nuttingi
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Royal Flycatcher at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there