The Amazonian royal flycatcher

What type of animal is an Amazonian royal flycatcher?
The Amazonian royal flycatcher (Onychorhynchus coronatus) is a tyrant flycatcher of the order Passeriformes and phylum Chordata. This royal flycatcher is a medium-sized bird with large heads and short tails. This bird, like all their relatives, is specialized to catch insects mid-air using their long and broad bills. This bird has a homologous structure to a dinosaur, especially a theropod dinosaur. Like peacocks, one of the Amazonian royal flycatcher adaptations includes attracting their mates using their colorful crest. The long nest of this species dangles from branches usually over water making it difficult for the predators to reach it. The males defend and fight over territory or mating.
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