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Loggerhead Kingbird
Tyrannus caudifasciatus
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About the Loggerhead Kingbird
The loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus) is a species of sub-oscine passerine bird belonging to the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. This species is found in wooded habitats in the islands of the northern Caribbean, with records of vagrants from Florida.
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Classification
- Scientific name
- Tyrannus caudifasciatus
- Family
- Tyrant Flycatchers
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the tyrant flycatchers family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens
- Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum
- Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
- Belted Flycatcher Xenotriccus callizonus
- Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
- Boat-billed Flycatcher Megarynchus pitangua
- Bright-rumped Attila Attila spadiceus
- Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus
- Buff-breasted Flycatcher Empidonax fulvifrons
- Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica
- Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans
- Cattle Tyrant Machetornis rixosa
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