Tropical Royal Flycatcher

Onychorhynchus coronatus (Müller, PLS, 1776)

12–18 cmLength14 gWeight

The tropical royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) is a passerine bird that most taxonomic systems place in family Onychorhynchidae.

Busiest months: March · Most records: Costa Rica, Belize, Panama

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March · Most records: Costa Rica, Belize, Panama

Tropical Royal Flycatcher has been recorded at 238 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 17 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

PN Carara-Entrada principal [senderos Quebrada Bonita y Universal]Costa Rica1,162 records
PN Carara – Sendero La MeandricaCosta Rica704 records
PN Tikal – sitio arqueológicoGuatemala669 records

More places

Reserva San FranciscoPanama661 records
Villa LapasCosta Rica610 records
Refugio mixto Caño NegroCosta Rica589 records
Chan Chich LodgeBelize509 records
Lamanai Maya siteBelize422 records
Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica326 records
Esquinas Rainforest LodgeCosta Rica317 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa Rica Belize Panama Guatemala Mexico Ecuador Peru Brazil

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The tropical royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) is a passerine bird that most taxonomic systems place in family Onychorhynchidae. It is found in Mexico, south through most of Central America, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Questions

How big is the Tropical Royal Flycatcher?

The Tropical Royal Flycatcher is about 12–18 cm long and weighs around 14 g.

Where does the Tropical Royal Flycatcher live?

Its breeding range: Middle America, South America: southern Mexico to northwestern Venezuela, western Ecuador and northwestern Peru, and Amazonia. It is most often recorded in Costa Rica, Belize and Panama.