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Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus
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Length: 9 in. (23 cm )
This kingbird species is found in tall open vegetation, usually at the margins of water courses. It sits low over the water to high in the canopy waiting for flying insects to approach. Late in the summer and during the winter they will also eat fruits. The shallow nest is placed fairly high in a tree and made of sticks and bark.

The four-digit banding code is TRKI.

Male | Herbert Clarke

Female | Jim Burns



Marsh / swamp

Open water

Riparian / River forest
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  • Article: Tropical Kingbird
  • Author(s): Dr. Biology
  • Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
  • Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
  • Date published: July 13, 2017
  • Date accessed: December 3, 2024
  • Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/tropical-kingbird

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Dr. Biology. (2017, July 13). Tropical Kingbird. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved December 3, 2024 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/tropical-kingbird

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Dr. Biology. "Tropical Kingbird". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 July, 2017. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/tropical-kingbird

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Dr. Biology. "Tropical Kingbird". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 13 Jul 2017. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 3 Dec 2024. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/activities/bird/tropical-kingbird

Modern Language Association, 7th Ed. For more info, see http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
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