Black-billed Flycatcher vs Window Gnat

Aphanotriccus audax compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Key Differences

Black-billed Flycatcher is Near Threatened while Window Gnat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-billed Flycatcher	Window Gnat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Tyrannidae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Aphanotriccus	Sylvicola
Species	Aphanotriccus audax	Sylvicola fenestralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-billed Flycatcher and Window Gnat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Black-billed Flycatcher

NT — Near Threatened

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-billed Flycatcher	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.