Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) 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.
Range: breeds south-central USA; winters to western PanamaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tyrannus forficatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- M[uscicapa] forficata
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Nova Hispania [= Mexico] .
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.931
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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