Black-billed Flycatcher vs Brook Snaketail

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Ophiogomphus aspersus

Key Differences

• Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Brook Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Brook Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tyrannidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Ophiogomphus
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Ophiogomphus aspersus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Flycatcher and Brook Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Brook Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Brook Snaketail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Brook Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Brook Snaketail

The Brook Snaketail (Ophiogomphus aspersus) is a species in the genus Ophiogomphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.