#onychorhynchus

[herpsandbirds]

Tropical Royal Flycatchers (Onychorhynchus coronatus), "Northern" form, family Onychorhynchidae, order Passeriformes, Costa Rica

The bottom photo shows the bird with the crest relaxed, which is how they would look most of the time.

photographs: Maikol Alfaro & Graham Ella

[thecreatureawaits]

Creature Awaits #170

Each week I plan to feature an amazing creature, admiring God's fantastic artistry.  Hopefully it’ll brighten someone’s day to see something new and interesting if they haven’t seen it before. : )

Welcome to the conclusion of "Cool Hair, Bro!" month, where we've featured animals with awesome "hairstyles"... : )

(Beautiful still taken by skilled photographer, Richard Gibbons (CC BY-NC 2.0))

The Northern Royal Flycatcher

Scientific Name: Onychorhynchus mexicanus

Region: Southern Mexico, Central America and the northwestern edge of South America

Size: About 6.5"-7.1" (~16.5cm-18cm) long from head through tail

Interesting Notes: The crest found across all four members of the Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus) genus usually looks like a slick, striped streak running across the top of their heads; however, during courtship, after mating, while preening and when startled or handled, these feathers fan out in a unique, beautiful display (as pictured above.)  Both male and female sport this style - with the male's "hair" being vermilion, and the female's being a more golden orange.

[herpsandbirds]

Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni), family Onychorhynchidae, order Passeriformes, endemic to southeastern Brazil

Formerly in the Tityridae, they are now placed in their own family. Before that, they were in the new world flycatcher family Tyrannidae. All 3 families are closely related.

photographs: Claudia Brasiliero, Daniel Alfenas, Alex Mesquita, Pablo Ortega

[herpsandbirds]

Tropical Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus), family Onychorhynchidae, order Passeriformes, Costa Rica

Photograph by Wayne Suggs

[herpsandbirds]

Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni), male with crest displayed, family Tityridae, order Passeriformes, endemic to southeastern Brazil

photograph by Kacau Oliveira

[herpsandbirds]

Atlantic Royal Flycatcher (Onychorhynchus swainsoni), male with crest displayed, family Tityridae, order Passeriformes, endemic to southeastern Brazil

photograph by Daniel Alfenas

[motherr-natures-finest]

Royal Flycatcher by tom ambrose1 on Flickr.

[dendroica]

Amazonian Royal flycatcher by asnyder5 on Flickr.

Via Flickr: A male Amazonian Royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus coronatus) from Surama, Guyana.