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− | [[Image:1916cassins kingbird 2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Leslie|Leslie}}<br />Newbury Park, [[California]], April 2004]] | + | [[Image:1916cassins kingbird 2.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Leslie|Leslie}}<br />Newbury Park, [[California]], April 2004]] |
;[[:category:Tyrannus|Tyrannus]] vociferans | ;[[:category:Tyrannus|Tyrannus]] vociferans | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | + | 20·5–23 cm (8-9 in)<br /> | |
Adults have a gray head with slightly darker cheeks; a dark unforked tail with a buffy fringe and gray-olive underparts. They have a pale throat and yellow lower breast.<br /> | Adults have a gray head with slightly darker cheeks; a dark unforked tail with a buffy fringe and gray-olive underparts. They have a pale throat and yellow lower breast.<br /> | ||
'''Juveniles''' are duller and have pale edges on their wings. | '''Juveniles''' are duller and have pale edges on their wings. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Image:Cassins_Kingbird.jpg|thumb|350px|right| | + | [[Image:Cassins_Kingbird.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Marysan|Marysan}} <br />Lake Murray, San Diego, [[California]], [[USA]], September 2005]] |
− | Breeds from southern [[California]] east to extreme southern [[Utah]] and [[Wyoming]]; extreme western [[Texas]] south through central [[Mexico]]. | + | Breeds from southern [[California]] east to extreme southern [[Utah]] and [[Wyoming]]; extreme western [[Texas]] south through central [[Mexico]].<br /> |
− | Winters from Southern [[California]] south along western [[Mexico]] and [[Baja California]] to [[Honduras]]. Accidental vagrant in the eastern [[United States]] and north of range. Casual vagrant to most of [[Texas]]. | + | Winters from Southern [[California]] south along western [[Mexico]] and [[Baja California]] to [[Honduras]]. <br />Accidental vagrant in the eastern [[United States]] and north of range. Casual vagrant to most of [[Texas]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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− | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | There are two subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
*''T. v. vociferans'': | *''T. v. vociferans'': | ||
:*Arid western [[US]] to central [[Mexico]]; winters to [[Honduras]] | :*Arid western [[US]] to central [[Mexico]]; winters to [[Honduras]] | ||
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:*Highlands of south-western [[Mexico]] (Guerrero) | :*Highlands of south-western [[Mexico]] (Guerrero) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | [[Image:Kingbird-Cassin s-Juv -AZ-Patagonia-DSCN1763 copy 2.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|Brian+Hubbs|Brian Hubbs}}<br />Patagonia, [[Arizona]], July 2016]] | ||
Similar to [[Eastern Kingbird]]. Prefers dry open areas with scattered trees or powerlines, savanna. | Similar to [[Eastern Kingbird]]. Prefers dry open areas with scattered trees or powerlines, savanna. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
− | The diet | + | The diet consists mostly of insects and fruit. Occasionally small rodents are eaten too. |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
'''Call''' is a high-pitched shorter followed by a longer chirp, sounding like a 'chi-beer'. | '''Call''' is a high-pitched shorter followed by a longer chirp, sounding like a 'chi-beer'. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2016) |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | {{GSearch|Tyrannus | + | {{GSearch|"Tyrannus vociferans" {{!}} "Cassin Kingbird"}} |
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tyrannus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tyrannus]] |
Latest revision as of 20:19, 27 February 2023
- Tyrannus vociferans
Identification
20·5–23 cm (8-9 in)
Adults have a gray head with slightly darker cheeks; a dark unforked tail with a buffy fringe and gray-olive underparts. They have a pale throat and yellow lower breast.
Juveniles are duller and have pale edges on their wings.
Distribution
Breeds from southern California east to extreme southern Utah and Wyoming; extreme western Texas south through central Mexico.
Winters from Southern California south along western Mexico and Baja California to Honduras.
Accidental vagrant in the eastern United States and north of range. Casual vagrant to most of Texas.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are two subspecies1:
- T. v. vociferans:
- T. v. xenopterus
- Highlands of south-western Mexico (Guerrero)
Habitat
Similar to Eastern Kingbird. Prefers dry open areas with scattered trees or powerlines, savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists mostly of insects and fruit. Occasionally small rodents are eaten too.
Vocalisation
Call is a high-pitched shorter followed by a longer chirp, sounding like a 'chi-beer'.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2016)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cassin's Kingbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cassin%27s_Kingbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1