Amazon Kingfisher vs Black-billed Flycatcher

Chloroceryle amazona compared with Aphanotriccus audax

Key Differences

Amazon Kingfisher is Least Concern while Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Amazon Kingfisher	Black-billed Flycatcher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coraciiformes (Coraciiformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Alcedinidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Chloroceryle	Aphanotriccus
Species	Chloroceryle amazona	Aphanotriccus audax

Evolutionary Relationship

Amazon Kingfisher and Black-billed Flycatcher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

View Class: Aves

Conservation Status

Amazon Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Amazon Kingfisher	Black-billed Flycatcher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Amazon Kingfisher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Black-billed Flycatcher

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Panama. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Amazon Kingfisher

Amazon Kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Black-billed Flycatcher

The Black-billed Flycatcher (Aphanotriccus audax) is a species in the genus Aphanotriccus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.