Loggerhead kingbird
Loggerhead kingbird | |
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In Camagüey Province, Cuba | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Tyrannus |
Species: | T. caudifasciatus |
Binomial name | |
Tyrannus caudifasciatus D'Orbigny, 1839 | |
The loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.
It is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and, very rarely, in the United States. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Description
This large kingbird measures 23 cm (9.1 in) long. It is dark grey above and white below. The head is black while the throat and cheeks are white. Like many kingbird species, the loggerhead possesses an orange or yellow crown patch, but it is well concealed and rarely visible in the field. The tail is squared and ends with a buffy-white band.[2]
Diet
It feeds on flying insects, small fruit and berries, and small lizards.[2]
- In Jamaica
- In Jamaica
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Tyrannus caudifasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- 1 2 Garrido, Orlando H.; Kirkconnell, Arturo (2000). Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba. Ithaca, NY: Comstock, Cornell University Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-8014-8631-9.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tyrannus caudifasciatus. |
Wikispecies has information related to: Tyrannus caudifasciatus |
- BirdLife species factsheet for Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- "Tyrannus caudifasciatus". Avibase.
- "Loggerhead kingbird media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Loggerhead kingbird photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Loggerhead kingbird species account at NeotropicalBirds (Cornell University)
- Interactive range map of Tyrannus caudifasciatus at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Loggerhead kingbird on Xeno-canto.