Black-billed Flycatcher vs Chestnut-eared Aracari

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Pteroglossus castanotis

Key Differences

• Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Chestnut-eared Aracari is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Chestnut-eared Aracari
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Tyrannidae	Ramphastidae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Pteroglossus
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Pteroglossus castanotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Flycatcher and Chestnut-eared Aracari share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Chestnut-eared Aracari

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Chestnut-eared Aracari
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.

Chestnut-eared Aracari

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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.

Chestnut-eared Aracari

The Chestnut-eared Aracari (Pteroglossus castanotis) is a species in the genus Pteroglossus. 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway