Royal flycatcher
| Royal flycatcher | |
|---|---|
| "Amazonian" tropical royal flycatcher at Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brasil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Onychorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Onychorhynchus Fischer von Waldheim, 1810 |
The royal flycatchers are a genus, Onychorhynchus, of passerine birds that most taxonomic systems place in family Onychorhynchidae. The members are found in Mexico, Central America, and much of South America.