Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Description:

A medium sized white bird, with grey-black head, wings and tail. The wing feathers and the tip of the tail were trimmed in white.

Habitat:

Havana Botanical Gardens

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT 8 years ago

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

3 Comments

pamsai 8 years ago

thank you Karen, Weimar and Ashley for the ID... Seems like you all agree !

Weimar Meneses 8 years ago

Yes, it is an Eastern Kingbird. I remove my IDs

MrsPbio 8 years ago

Definitely a kingbird, but I'm somewhat puzzled about it being in Cuba in the middle of summer. According to Cornell's website, it's only there during migration. It nests in the continental US. east of the Rockies. hmmm.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Easte...