#1073 · 🐦 birds

Western Kingbird

🇳🇱 Arkansaskoningstiran ·Tyrannus verticalis

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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

1. © Bill Bouton · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Maggie.Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Jonathan Eisen · CC BY 4.0
4. © Jonathan Eisen · CC BY 4.0
5. Arroyo Grande, CA 93420, USA:© chamma · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Denver International Airport (DEN), 8500 Peña Blvd, Denver, CO 80249, USA:© MK · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Williams Hill Recreation Area, California, USA:© sea-kangaroo · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. Ardmore, OK 73401, USA:© mikeintyler · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Dallas, TX, USA:© Kala Murphy King · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
10. Açores, Portugal:© Thijs Valkenburg · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The Western Kingbird ( Tyrannus verticalis ) is a large tyrant flycatcher found throughout western environments of North America, as far south as Mexico.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 42,447iNaturalist observations
weight 37 gadult, up to
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.
42,447 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 37 g.
Scientifically named by Thomas Say in 1823 (203 years ago).