Black-billed Flycatcher vs Cupped Ear

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Cupped Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Tyrannidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Otidea
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.