Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
In south Texas you can not trust eyes alone to identify this bird species. It is so close in appearance to the Couch’s Kingbird, that only by hearing them can you be sure which bird is in front of you. South of the Mexican border through Central America to Panama these birds are common and sometimes found in mountains at 10,000 feet elevation.
Tropical Kingbird(Tyrannus melancholicus) |
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Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand and found this kingbird on the roadside. I distinguished its ID from the Couch's Kingkbird by its call. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 10:45 |
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Location:
Highway-48 |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: TropicalKingbird_D501650-PortIsabel-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tropical Kingbird(Tyrannus melancholicus) |
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Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand and found this kingbird on the roadside. I distinguished its ID from the Couch's Kingkbird by its call. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 10:49 |
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Location:
Highway-48 |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 500 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: TropicalKingbird_D501708-PortIsabel-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tropical Kingbird(Tyrannus melancholicus) |
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Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand and found this kingbird on the roadside. I distinguished its ID from the Couch's Kingkbird by its call. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 10:51 |
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Location:
Highway-48 |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 490 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: TropicalKingbird_D501735-PortIsabel-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tropical Kingbird(Tyrannus melancholicus) |
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Description: Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:26 9:08 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: TropicalKingbird_D508547Breeze-Lake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tropical Kingbird(Tyrannus melancholicus) |
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Description: Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:26 9:10 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: TropicalKingbird_D508577Breeze-Lake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tropical Kingbird(Tyrannus melancholicus) |
|
Description: Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:26 9:10 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: TropicalKingbird_D508580Breeze-Lake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Tropical Kingbird(Tyrannus melancholicus) |
|
Description: Couch's and Tropical Kingbirds are so similar in appearance, they only distinguished in the field by voice. I was able to hear this bird. Both Kingbirds were present here. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:26 9:20 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: TropicalKingbird_D508651Breeze-Lake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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