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Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Description:

Mide aproximadamente 20 cm y pesa alrededor de 40 g. El macho no se diferencia de la hembra con respecto a su plumaje, tiene el abdomen de un color amarillo, el pecho de un color oliváceo el cuello es de un color gris claro, la cabeza es de color gris y el dorso verde grisoso.

Habitat:

Habita en sabanas, cerca de ríos, montes, matorrales y áreas urbanas. En América se distribuye desde Estados Unidos hasta Argentina.

Notes:

Se alimenta especialmente de insectos que los caza generalmente en vuelo aunque a veces incorpora pequeños frutos a su dieta.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus/ tyrant flycatcher.


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5 Comments

vivianpoma
vivianpoma 10 years ago

thanks! for all the favorites :)

vivianpoma
vivianpoma 10 years ago

fleurdesel99, Thanks very much!

vivianpoma
vivianpoma 10 years ago

Gilma, thanks for the ID and comments :)

fleurdesel99
fleurdesel99 10 years ago

Awww... So cute.

Great picture!! It looks just like my spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/258... Tropical Kingbird, Tyrannus melancholicus or tyrant flycatcher.

vivianpoma
Spotted by
vivianpoma

San Ramón, Junín, Peru

Spotted on Nov 11, 2011
Submitted on Jul 4, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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