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| − | [[Image:Loggerhead_Kingbird.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:Loggerhead_Kingbird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Dave Whistle<br />Photographed: Negril - Jamaica]] |
| + | ==Description== | ||
| + | Quite dark above and very ligth below, with the crown black to below the eyes, and further down behind the eyes. Tail is square, and has a white trailing edge except for the eastern-most populations. Looking at the drawings, there seems to be a considerable size variation in the bill among the subspecies. | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Grey Kingbird]] should have gray crown, not black, and a tail that is slightly forked. | |
| + | ==Distribution and Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Six different subspecies are found in parts of the [[Bahamas]], [[Cayman Islands]], [[Cuba]], [[Jamaica]], [[Hispanola]], and [[Puerto Rico]]. This is in other words a species limited to the [[Caribbean]] and mostly to [[Greater Antilles]]. The species does not migrate away from these islands, but may increase its habitat use during periods where Gray Kingbird is absent. | ||
| + | ==Behavior== | ||
| + | Likes to pluck insects from leaves and stems, not from mid air like the Gray Kingbird. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Tyrannus+caudifasciatus}} | |
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 03:19, 20 May 2007
- Tyrannus caudifasciatus
Description
Quite dark above and very ligth below, with the crown black to below the eyes, and further down behind the eyes. Tail is square, and has a white trailing edge except for the eastern-most populations. Looking at the drawings, there seems to be a considerable size variation in the bill among the subspecies.
Identification
Grey Kingbird should have gray crown, not black, and a tail that is slightly forked.
Distribution and Taxonomy
Six different subspecies are found in parts of the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispanola, and Puerto Rico. This is in other words a species limited to the Caribbean and mostly to Greater Antilles. The species does not migrate away from these islands, but may increase its habitat use during periods where Gray Kingbird is absent.
Behavior
Likes to pluck insects from leaves and stems, not from mid air like the Gray Kingbird.
