Black-billed Flycatcher vs Common Bluetail

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Ischnura elegans

Key Differences

• Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Common Bluetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Common Bluetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tyrannidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Ischnura
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Ischnura elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Common Bluetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Common Bluetail
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.

Common Bluetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Common Bluetail

Common Bluetail (Ischnura elegans) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway