Kingbirds
Tyrant Flycatchers
The genus Tyrannus is a group of large insect-eating birds in the Tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. The majority are named as Kingbirds.
Kingbird
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Flycatcher - common name for various members of the Old World family Muscicapidae, insectivorous songbirds including the kingbirds, phoebes, and pewees.
The Mockingbird is a common songbird that is found across North America. It is the state bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. It lives in a variety of habitats, including farmlands, roadsides, thickets, and towns.
Kingbird, Gray Tyrannus dominicensis Found: The Americas
Photographed by Dick Daniels in Puerto Rico
Kingbird, Tropical Tyrannus melancholicus Found: The Americas Kingbird, Tropical
Photographed by: Gualberto Becerra in Panama ...
Gray kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis
Identification Tips:
Length: 7.5 inches
Large head
Often feeds by flying out to catch insects and then returning to the same perch ...
Giant Kingbird (Tyrannus cubensis)
The Giant Kingbird is now endemic to Cuba having disappeared from the Bahamas and Caicos islands. It is classified as Endangered by Birdlife International and there are less than 1,000 individuals left.
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis Say
Status Uncommon vagrant. The first record of this species was of one rescued from a cat at Lower West Pubnico, Yarmouth County, on 26 October 1935 (I.J. Pothier).
Western Kingbird on Barbed Wire
A Western Kingbird perches on a barbed-wire fence along a dirt road near the Whitewater Draw wildlife conservation area in the Sulphur Springs valley. It is in a very remote, dusty part of Southern Arizona.
Western Kingbird Photos
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Western Kingbird 1 ...
Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) is a species that is mainly found in south Texas within the U.S., but it is common over much of Mexico as well. The first two shots here were taken in July, 1995, in Starr Co.
Blue Mockingbird Melanotis caerulescens
Described by: Swainson (1827)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
Length: about 6.5".
Photographed on May 23, 2005, along the refuge's Wildlife Loop (map) at the edge of Snow Goose Pool.
Eastern Kingbird
Relatives in same Genus
Western Kingbird (T. verticalis) ...
A Mockingbird nest with three babies was apparently blown out of the evergreen tree in our backyard. We quickly found a basket and layered it with spaghnum moss and tied it up in the tree next to the original nest. We put the babies in it.
The Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) is a member of the Mimidae family (mimic thrushes). It is a Robin-sized bird (9 to 11 inches), slender with a long gray tail and white patches on the wings and tail.
The mockingbird is very territorial. It dives and attacks intruders that come too close to its territory. It may even attack its own reflection!
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Eastern Kingbirds are fearless and will attack anything approaching their nests, regardless of size. Brent Johner
Interesting Facts about Eastern Kingbirds
No interesting facts regarding Eastern Kingbirds have been submitted to the database yet.
Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) at Pea Island, NC
Action shot. The bird was in great light on the west side of the road at the north dike at South Pond.
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), the state bird of Texas, is a common songbird found across North America.
Northern Mockingbird from Bent's Life Histories of North American Birds (1948)
All About Birds > Bird Guide > Northern Mockingbird
Birding Basics ...
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Description The Northern Mockingbird, a medium-sized songbird, is dull gray above with paler underparts. The white outer tail feathers of the long tail and white wing patches are visible in flight.
Eastern Kingbird
(Tyrannus tyrannus)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2010
Breeding Status:-
1987 to 1991: Confirmed
1992 to 1996: Likely but not confirmed
1997 to 2001: Confirmed
2002 to 2006: Confirmed ...
Chalk-browed Mockingbird
Mimus saturninus, Argentina
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) ...
The Galapagos mockingbird is relatively common throughout its range and its overall population is not thought to be declining.
The Thick-billed Kingbird is a large flycatcher with a very large bill. It is dusky brown above, with a slightly darker head and a rarely-seen yellow crown patch.
Mockingbird
A North American bird that can mimic the songs of many other birds.
Nene or Hawaiian Goose
An endangered goose that lives on volcanic slopes.
Gray Kingbirds are found along Gulf coastal areas.
name area season diet/native food plants
Great Crested
Flycatcher ...
Gray Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis. Breeder. Rare in spring, summer, and fall in Gulf Coast region. Found in open habitats and on beaches and sand dunes with scattered trees and scrub vegetation. MODERATE CONSERVATION CONCERN.
Eastern Kingbird
The Eastern Kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, is a large Tyrant flycatcher.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Earthworm ...
Colorful Mockingbird & Bird Calendars
Beautiful Mockingbird & Bird Posters
Site Map ...
6. Western Kingbird, Los Alamitos
7. Whimbrel and Dunlin, Hunters Point, SF
8. Male Surf Scoter, Foster City, San Mateo County ...
Northern Mockingbird: The Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, is the only mockingbird commonly found in North America.
Northern Mockingbird
This flier has the work "mocking" in its name for a reason. It can mimic hundreds of sounds. Learn how to attract the northern mockingbird to your yard, and listen to its song.
Pileated Woodpecker ...
The Northern Mockingbird lives in a wide variety of natural and human-modified areas and is common in suburban areas and towns.
At Busby turn right again (south) onto Road 314 and follow it for 26 miles past the Rosebud Battlefield. The good birding starts on road 314 with numerous Eastern and Western Kingbirds, Kestrels and Mountain Bluebirds.
Not only the Cactus Wren but the House Finch, Roadrunner, and Mockingbird, among others, recognize that cacti deter predators and select cacti for nest sites when possible.
It resembles a mockingbird but can be distinguished by its grayer color, darker wings, a shorter, darker tail, a short, hooked beak and a broad, black mask through the eyes and across the bill.
A Gray Catbird's song is easily distinguished from that of the Northern Mockingbird or Brown Thrasher because the mockingbird repeats phrases 3-4 times, and the brown thrasher usually repeats each phrase twice, ...
Unlike such birds as the mockingbird or blue jay, which raise their young in the nest for weeks, mottled duck females will move their ducklings to water within 24 to 48 hours of hatching.
Other flycatching birds, such as eastern phoebes (Sayornis phoebe), eastern wood-pewees (Cantopus virens), eastern kingbirds (Tyrannus tyrannus), tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor), southern rough-winged swallows (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis), ...
COMMON MOCKING-BIRD.
[Northern Mockingbird.]
(State Bird of Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas)
ORPHEUS POLYGLOTTUS, Linn.
[Mimus polyglottos.] ...
Other common predators of bees are kingbirds, mockingbirds and dragonflies.
May usurp nest holes from small woodpeckers. Will occ defend territory like kingbird against hawks.
STANFORD. NOTES: ...
Greenlaw, J. S., and R. F. Miller. 1982. Breeding Soras on a Long Island salt marsh. Kingbird 32:78-84.
Griese, H. J. 1977. Status and habitat utilization of rails in Colorado. M.S. thesis. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. 67 pages.
Scissor-tailed Flycatchers are distinctive birds with very long outer tail feathers. The tails of males are longer than females. Juveniles will have very short tails and might be confused with Western Kingbird (rare on the UTC).
Poetry: Charles Bukowski in his book "Mockingbird Wish Me Luck" (Black Sparrow Press 1972) had a couple of poems about grunion runs, "the hunt" and "grab for grunion". Below is an excerpt from "the hunt" [1]: ...
 See also: Mockingbird, Flycatcher, Northern Mockingbird, Finch, Sparrow
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