Couch's kingbird
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| Couch's kingbird from Mexican Boundary Survey, (Empidonax in background) | |
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T. couchii
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| Tyrannus couchii (Baird, 1858)
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The Couch's kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) is a passerine tyrant flycatcher of the kingbird genus. It is found from southern Texas along the Gulf Coast to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, Belize and northern Guatemala. It is also found in the lower stretches of the Rio Grande river valley, locally named Rio Grande Valley.[2]
The name of this bird commemorates the soldier and naturalist Darius N. Couch.
Description
It is about 7 inches long. It has a large head and bill. It has a dark, forked tail. The head is pale gray with contrasting darker cheeks. The upperparts are grayish-olive. It has a pale throat and a darker breast. The lower breast is bright yellow. Juveniles have browner underparts than the adult and pale edges to their wings.
References
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- ↑ A vagrant caused bird-watchers' excitement in New York City in December 2014 (New York post "Couch's kingbird spotted for first time in New York", 29 December 2014: accessed 29 December 2014).
External links
- USGS
- Couch's kingbird videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Couch's kingbird photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
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