Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
I south Texas you can not trust eyes alone to identify this bird species. It is so close in appearance to the Couch’s that only by hearing the bird can you be sure which bird is in front of you. But 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 |
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