Aphanotriccus
Sign in to saveAphanotriccus is a small genus of passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family. They breed in the Caribbean lowlands and foothills of Central America. ==Species== There are just two species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Common name !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px ||Tawny-chested flycatcher or Salvin's flycatcher|| Aphanotriccus capitalis || eastern Nicaragua to northeastern Costa Rica, although all Nicaraguan records are historical specimens collected near Lake Nicaragua or its outflow. |- |120px ||Black-billed flycatcher, or Nelson's flycatcher || Aphanotriccus audax||ea
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae
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Aphanotriccus is a small genus of passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family. They breed in the Caribbean lowlands and foothills of Central America. ==Species== There are just two species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Common name !! Scientific name !! Distribution |- |120px ||Tawny-chested flycatcher or Salvin's flycatcher|| Aphanotriccus capitalis || eastern Nicaragua to northeastern Costa Rica, although all Nicaraguan records are historical specimens collected near Lake Nicaragua or its outflow. |- |120px ||Black-billed flycatcher, or Nelson's flycatcher || Aphanotriccus audax||eastern Panama and northwestern Colombia. |- |}
These are uncommon inhabitants of mature evergreen forest and tall secondary growth, usually in dense understory vegetation on the woodland edges, along streams or in clearings.
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