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Photo by AdamRiley
La Guira, Cuba, November 2009
Tyrannus cubensis

Identification

23–26 cm

Distribution

Found in Cuba and on the Isle of Pines.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Lowland pine forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet includes large flying insects.

Breeding

The cup-shaped nest is unlined.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)

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