Black-billed Flycatcher vs Red melastome

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

• Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Red melastome is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tyrannidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Melastoma
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Red melastome
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.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.