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This Kingbird is far out of its zone ultra rare on Vancouver Island.
A powerfully built flycatcher with a big head and a heavy, long bill. It has pointed but broad wings, and its medium-length tail shows a shallow notch in the center.
Forages by catching large flying insects on the wing, sallying out from a favored perch (often a telephone line) and returning to it to consume the prey. Also feeds on fruits, particularly during cooler weather. Perches conspicuously and when nesting flies out to confront many sorts of birds that come too close to the nest.
A Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) gathers some stands of hair for its nest from a pasture on the prairie landscape east of hanna, Alberta, Canada.
30 May, 2011.
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La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Tyrannus melancholicus (Tropical kingbird / SirirĂ)
The tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States through Central America, South America as far as south as central Argentina and eastern Peru, and on Trinidad and Tobago.
Tropical kingbirds like to observe their surroundings from a prominent open perch, usually high in a tree, undertaking long flights to acrobatically catch insects in mid-air (hawking), sometimes hovering to pick food off vegetation (gleaning). They also eat some fruit.
Tropical Kingbirds sometimes nest close to members of the blackbird family (Icteridae), such as orioles, caciques, and oropendolas, which nest in colonies. In turn, these tropical blackbirds often nest near large wasp nests, which deter predators, and the birds join together to chase away nest parasites such as cowbirds. The kingbirds benefit from having such vigilant neighbors.
The Tropical Kingbird has become a regular fall visitor to the Pacific Coast of the United States. Nearly every year a few wandering kingbirds, mostly immatures, are discovered there.
Tirano MelancĂłlico (Spanish)
Tyran mélancolique (French)
The very cold days we are having here are good days to re-visit shots taken over the past few months and post a few that have been forgotten or assigned to a "round toit" file.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Tyrannus melancholicus (Tropical kingbird / SirirĂ)
The tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States through Central America, South America as far as south as central Argentina and eastern Peru, and on Trinidad and Tobago.
Tropical kingbirds like to observe their surroundings from a prominent open perch, usually high in a tree, undertaking long flights to acrobatically catch insects in mid-air (hawking), sometimes hovering to pick food off vegetation (gleaning). They also eat some fruit.
Found this pretty flycatcher in Mexico, perched and on the look out for insects. While other birds were busy with the berries on the tree, he was watching for "fast" food! :)
Setting on the nest singing!
New Briton Pa.
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New Britain Pa.
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With dark gray upperparts and a neat white tip to the tail, the Eastern Kingbird looks like it’s wearing a business suit. And this big-headed, broad-shouldered bird does mean business—just watch one harassing crows, Red-tailed Hawks, Great Blue Herons, and other birds that pass over its territory. Eastern Kingbirds often perch on wires in open areas and either sally out for flying insects or flutter slowly over the tops of grasses. They spend winters in South American forests, where they eat mainly fruit....
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