Amazonian royal flycatcher


The Amazonian royal flycatcher is a passerine bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in forest and woodland throughout most of the Amazon basin in northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, eastern Ecuador, eastern Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern and western Brazil.
Amazonian royal flycatchers are in length and like to dart out from branches to catch flying insects or snap them up from leaves. They build very large nests on branches near water. The nest hangs over the water which makes it hard for predators to reach.
There are two subspecies:
It is easily overlooked and typically found in low densities, but overall it remains widespread and common. It is therefore rated as of least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Endangered species.