Black-billed Flycatcher vs Elm-Leaf Spiraea

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Spiraea chamaedryfolia

Key Differences

Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Elm-Leaf Spiraea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Elm-Leaf Spiraea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Tyrannidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Spiraea
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Spiraea chamaedryfolia

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Elm-Leaf Spiraea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Elm-Leaf Spiraea
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.

Elm-Leaf Spiraea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.