Loggerhead kingbird
In Camagüey Province, Cuba
Scientific classification Edit this 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

The loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.

Distribution and habitat

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.

Description

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]

Diet

It feeds on flying insects, small fruit and berries, and small lizards.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Loggerhead Kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus)". 2 February 2019.
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