Black-billed Flycatcher vs Dusky-backed Jacamar

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Brachygalba salmoni

Key Differences

  • Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Dusky-backed Jacamar is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-billed Flycatcher Dusky-backed Jacamar
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 Galbulidae
Genus Aphanotriccus Brachygalba
Species Aphanotriccus audax Brachygalba salmoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Dusky-backed Jacamar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-billed Flycatcher Dusky-backed Jacamar
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.

Dusky-backed Jacamar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.

Dusky-backed Jacamar

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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