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About the gray kingbird
The gray kingbird is a bird in the family Tyrannidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 44 g.
What does the gray kingbird sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
From Wikipedia
The gray kingbird or grey kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis), also known as pitirre, petchary or white-breasted kingbird, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatchers family Tyrannidae. The species was first described on the island of Hispaniola, then called Santo Domingo, thus the dominicensis name.
Related birds in the genus Tyrannus
More from the family Tyrannidae
Great kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Eastern phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
Cliff flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
Yellow-crowned tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Olive-sided flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Yellow tyrannulet
Capsiempis flaveola
Masked water tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Black phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Acadian flycatcher
Empidonax virescens
Great crested flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Lesser wagtail-tyrant
Stigmatura napensis
Frequently asked questions
What does a gray kingbird sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the gray kingbird on this page. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the gray kingbird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the gray kingbird as “least concern”.
What family does the gray kingbird belong to?
The gray kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Audio file of Tyrannus dominicensis by Filo gèn' – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q945200 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Gray kingbird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Dick Daniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) – CC BY-SA 3.0