Black-billed Flycatcher vs Brown-backed Needletail

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Hirundapus giganteus

Key Differences

• Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Brown-backed Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Brown-backed Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Tyrannidae	Apodidae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Hirundapus
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Hirundapus giganteus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Flycatcher and Brown-backed Needletail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Brown-backed Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Brown-backed Needletail
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.

Brown-backed Needletail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Brown-backed Needletail

The Brown-Backed Needletail (Hirundapus giganteus) is a species in the genus Hirundapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway