The Royal Flycatcher is a member of the Tyrant Flycatcher Family. He makes his home in South America, with four subspecies (or possibly species). He is characterised by his striking crest of orange-red feathers, which he raises in courtship displays and when being handled. The Amazonian subspecies builds a very long, hanging nest over water. This protects it from predation. As his name suggests, his diet consists almost exclusively of insects. These are plucked from the air or taken from leaves.
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