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Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
33.1522, -97.0169
Field Notes
Description:
The Eastern Kingbird is a sturdy, medium-sized songbird with a large head, upright posture, square-tipped tail, and a relatively short, straight bill. Eastern Kingbirds are blackish above and white below. The head is a darker black than the wings and back, and the black tail has a conspicuous white tip.
Habitat:
A pair in the branches of a cottonwood snag beside Lake Lewisville.
Notes:
Eastern Kingbirds often perch on wires in open areas and either sally out for flying insects or flutter slowly over the tops of grasses. They spend winters in South American forests, where they eat mainly fruit.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 9, 2013
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