Black-billed flycatcher

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Black-billed flycatcher
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Aphanotriccus
Species:
A. audax
Binomial name
Aphanotriccus audax
(Nelson, 1912)
Aphanotriccus audax map.svg
Synonyms [2]
  • Praedo audaxNelson, 1912

The black-billed flycatcher (Aphanotriccus audax) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It was first described by American naturalist Edward William Nelson in 1912 as Praedo audax. [2] It is found in Colombia and Panama [3] and its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2016). "Aphanotriccus audax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22699770A93746672. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699770A93746672.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Aphanotriccus audax (Black-billed Flycatcher) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. "Aphanotriccus audax (Nelson, 1912)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-11-18.