Black-billed Flycatcher vs Rough-faced shag

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Leucocarbo carunculatus

Key Differences

• Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Rough-faced shag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Rough-faced shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Tyrannidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Leucocarbo
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Leucocarbo carunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Flycatcher and Rough-faced shag share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Rough-faced shag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Rough-faced shag
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.

Rough-faced shag

Habitat

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

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.