Black-billed Flycatcher vs limestone fern

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Aves (Birds)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Tyrannidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.