#1290 · 🐦 birds

Eastern Kingbird

🇳🇱 Koningstiran ·Tyrannus tyrannus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 outside Europe

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Michael · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © David M. Gascoigne · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Dmitry Mozzherin · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Jason Headley · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Norma Malinowski · CC BY 4.0
6. © Josh van der Meulen · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. © Kyle Tansley · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Laura Mae · CC BY 4.0
9. © Jason Headley · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The eastern kingbird ( Tyrannus tyrannus ) is a large tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas. The bird is predominantly dark gray with white underbelly and pointed wings. Eastern kingbirds are conspicuous and are commonly found in open areas with scattered trees and bushes, where they perch while foraging for insects. The Eastern kingbird is migratory, with its breeding range spread across North America and its wintering range in Central and South America.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 74,252iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
74,252 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).