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A photo of a Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus)
Tropical Kingbird

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

The tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States through Central America, South America as far as south as central Argentina and eastern Peru, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Birds from the northernmost and southern breeding areas migrate to warmer parts of the range after breeding. The head is pale gray, with a darker eye mask, an orange crown stripe, and a heavy gray bill. The back is grayish-green, and the wing and forked tail are brown. The throat is pale gray, becoming olive on the breast, with the rest of the underparts being yellow. The sexes are similar, but young birds have pale buff edges on the wing coverts.
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Sightings

A map showing the sighting location
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Katie Salisbury
Monday 25 Sep 2023 - 4:02pm
Peru
A map showing the sighting location
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Jarred West
Sunday 24 Sep 2023 - 3:34pm
Peru
A photo of a Tropical Kingbird photographed in Friend's House Peru
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Jarred West
Wednesday 20 Sep 2023 - 6:32pm
Peru
A map showing the sighting location
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Chris Bell
Thursday 07 Sep 2023 - 1:19pm
Colombia
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