Grey Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Gray Kingbird
UK name: Grey Kingbird
The Grey Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) 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 dominicensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Kingbird
- English (UK)
- Grey Kingbird
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Tyrannus dominicensis dominicensis
- Tyrannus dominicensis vorax
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- [Lanius Tyrannus] dominicensis
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Santo Domingo.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.302
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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