tropical kingbird

Not quite my last bird that day, but the last good shot, and the last time I saw a Tropical Kingbird that trip. Also, this one seems to be having the last laugh, even though his Latin name indicates that he's usually sorrowful. Correction: Great Crested Flycatcher. No wonder he didn't seem...

Or is it the light that was speckled? Hard to say. But definitely a kingbird, and that bill is definitely not stubby. I also see some yellow where the underbelly is visible, so I'll go out on a limb again and say Tropical. Perhaps a juvenile? Would that explain the speckled look? And is s/he...

Lemon yellow all the way up to the white throat, so ... Couch's? If so, then the bill should also be shorter and stubbier than the Tropical I posted with the caption "Better", but it's hard to see that difference. The presence or absence of a band of grey between the yellow belly and...

Saw lots of these all over - this was in the grounds of Selva Verde Lodge.

At Tulum Ruins Mexico

ssp melancholicus

Some birds are friendly and are happy to let humans come close.

Lovely colourful birds in Mexico. This kingbird was keeping a close watch over me.

A particularly confiding Tropical Kingbird was in our chosen spot for the only stop we managed to make that morning.

Again, it's my wife Carol who takes these pictures. This adult Tropical Kingbird (look at the tail) was taken at Sabal Palms Refuge in Brownsville, TX. February 3, 2014.

Relaxing.

It was difficult to take a photograph of this lovely bird without the second branch coming into the picture. Looks quite similar to the social fly catcher at first glance, and took some referring to confirm.

This Tropical Kingbird is in Canada!! I think it flew the wrong way this year!! I hope he finds his way back home as it's getting a little too chilly for him.

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus subsp. satrapa) Sexes similar. Photographed In the town of town of Dos Brazos de Ro Tigre with Ro Tigre and Ro Brazos flowing through it. Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica. Surrounding vegetation is Pacific secondary rain forest at ca. 130 m...

A photo of my first Tropical Kingbird (lifer #361), a regular fall and winter visitor to the California coast; this one was seen along Mad River Road between Arcata and McKinleyville in Humboldt County.

The most common Flycatcher throughout Venezuela

Wings on display!

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa) Three subspecies are currently recognized with only subspecies satrapa being mapped for Costa Rica. An additional three subspecies have been described with all three of these being synonymized under satrapa. Sexes similar. Photographed in...

Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa) Three subspecies are currently recognized with only subspecies satrapa being mapped for Panama. An additional three subspecies have been described with all three of these subspecies being synonymized under subspecies satrapa. One of these...