Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalisSay, T, 1822
English (US) Western Kingbird
The Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) 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 western North America; winters southern Mexico to Costa Rica and (?) PanamaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tyrannus verticalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Western Kingbird
- Described by
- Say, T, 1822
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Say, T, 1822
- Type locality
- near La Junta, Colorado.
- Original description
- Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains, performed in the years 1819 and '20, by order of the Hon. J. C. Calhoun, Sec'y of War: under the command of Major Stephen H. Long. From the notes of Major Long, Mr. T. Say, and other gentlemen of the exploring party 2 p.60,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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