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Western Kingbird
Tirano Occidental
Tyrannus verticalis
The western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) is a large tyrant flycatcher found throughout western North America, as far south as Mexico.
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Sound recorded by Ed Pandolfino · XC989818 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.
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About the Western Kingbird
The western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) is a large tyrant flycatcher found throughout western North America, as far south as Mexico.
Conservation
Least Concern
IUCN LC
- Global IUCN
- LC
- Puerto Rico DNER
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Federal ESA
- No current listing in source crosswalk
- Critical habitat
- Not identified in source crosswalk
Natural history
How it lives
- Habitat
- shrublands
- Elevation
- 0–2120 m
- Nest
- Cup / bowl · Building; Pole; Rock; Shrub / bush / vine; Tree
- Clutch
- 2–7 eggs
- Social behavior
- Not resolved
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