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Couch's Kingbird
jmorlan

Couch's Kingbird (Tyrannus couchii)

Couch's Kingbird is very difficult to distinguish from the almost identical Tropical Kingbird. Best distinguished by voice. Couch's has a sharp "pit" and a long "pit-wheeeer." Tropical has a rapid twitter. Unfortunately this one was silent, but I judged it to be Couch's based on the thick base to its bill. Also the paler brown tail with shallower terminal notch is supportive of Couch's. Both species are now fairly common in this area with Tropical increasing in recent years. Formerly lumped with Tropical Kingbird. Corrections and/or comments always welcome.
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Location
Laguna Atascosa NWR, Indian Lake, Texas, USA.
Date taken
23 April 2023.
Scientific name
Tyrannus couchii
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Category
North America
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jmorlan
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View count
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Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/320 second(s)
ISO
100
Filename
Couch'sKingbirdIMG_9502.jpg
File size
243.3 KB
Date taken
Sun, 23 April 2023 8:54 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 737px

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