Black-billed Flycatcher vs Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Lophocolea heterophylla

Key Differences

Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Variable-Leaved Crestwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Tyrannidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Lophocolea
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Lophocolea heterophylla

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Variable-Leaved Crestwort
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.

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (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.