Kingbirds
Tyrannus
Tyrannus is a genus of small birds of the tyrant flycatcher family. The majority are named as kingbirds.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 13 known species
Eastern Kingbird
speciesTyrannus tyrannus
Tropical Kingbird
speciesTyrannus melancholicus
Western Kingbird
speciesTyrannus verticalis
Cassin's Kingbird
speciesTyrannus vociferans
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
speciesTyrannus forficatus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
speciesTyrannus savana
Gray Kingbird
speciesTyrannus dominicensis
Couch's Kingbird
speciesTyrannus couchii
Thick-billed Kingbird
speciesTyrannus crassirostris
Loggerhead Kingbird
speciesTyrannus caudifasciatus
White-throated Kingbird
speciesTyrannus albogularis
Snowy-throated Kingbird
speciesTyrannus niveigularis
Giant Kingbird
speciesTyrannus cubensis
Tropical Kingbird × Fork-tailed Flycatcher
hybridTyrannus melancholicus × savana
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher × Western Kingbird hybrid
hybridTyrannus forficatus × verticalis
Eastern × Western kingbird
hybridTyrannus tyrannus × verticalis
Tropical × Gray Kingbird
hybridTyrannus melancholicus × dominicensis
Couch's × Western Kingbird
hybridTyrannus couchii × verticalis
Eastern Kingbird × Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
hybridTyrannus tyrannus × forficatus
Tropical × Western Kingbird
hybridTyrannus melancholicus × verticalis
Tyrannus forficatus × melancholicus
hybridTyrannus forficatus × melancholicus
Western × Gray Kingbird
hybridTyrannus verticalis × dominicensis
Tyrannus couchii × forficatus
hybridTyrannus couchii × forficatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 16768.