Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Tyrannidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Amazonian Colombia

eastern_kingbird
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America

eastern_kingbird
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. North America


Identification & Behavior: ~19.5 cm (7.6 in). The Eastern Kingbird has gray upperparts and white underparts. The crown is black with a bushy roundish crest. The tail is black with a white terminal band. It forages in the canopy of the forest in Amazonia often in large flocks. It is similar to the Fork-tailed Flycatcher but is readily distinguished by having a square tail with a white terminal band.

Status: The Eastern Kingbird is a fairly common and widespread Boreal migrant in Amazonia where it is known to range up to 1900 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, Bo, and Ch.

Name in Spanish: Tirano Norteño.

Sub-species: Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), (Linnaeus), 1758.

Meaning of Name: : Tyrannus: L. turannos, tyrannus= tyrant. tyrannus.

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Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.