Loggerhead_kingbird
Loggerhead kingbird
Species of bird
The loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.
| Loggerhead kingbird | |
|---|---|
| In Camagüey Province, Cuba | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Tyrannus |
| Species: | T. caudifasciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tyrannus caudifasciatus d'Orbigny, 1839 | |
It is found in throughout the West Indies, in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and, very rarely, in southern Florida. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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]
It feeds on flying insects, small fruit and berries, and small lizards.[2]
- In Jamaica
- In Jamaica
- In Cuba[3]
- BirdLife International (2016). "Tyrannus caudifasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700513A93782147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700513A93782147.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- 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.
- "Loggerhead Kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)". 2 February 2019.
- 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 Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
- Interactive range map of Tyrannus caudifasciatus at IUCN Red List maps
- Audio recordings of Loggerhead kingbird on Xeno-canto.
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