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Thick-billed Kingbird

Tyrannus crassirostrisSwainson, WJ, 1826

English (US) Thick-billed Kingbird

The Thick-billed Kingbird (Tyrannus crassirostris) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Tyrannus crassirostris
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Thick-billed Kingbird
Described by
Swainson, WJ, 1826

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

Described by
Swainson, WJ, 1826
Type locality
warm districts of Mexico; restricted to Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico by Bangs and Peters, 1928, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 68, p. 396.
Original description
The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts 20 p.273

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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