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Tyrannus melancholicus

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Description:

A very shy bird from the dry forests around Vilcabamba valley, in south Ecuador. It is about 20 cm high.

Habitat:

Neotropical Dry Forest

Species ID Suggestions

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Reference Link
FaredinAliyevski
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Comments (1)
FaredinAliyevski
There are 2 other species that are really similar so it's easy to mix them, Western Kingbird: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Kingbird and White-throated Kingbird http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-throated_Kingbird

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Birds of the World
Biodiversity of Ecuador (BioBanco)
Mission
The Birds of Ecuador

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PublishedAugust 15, 2013

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