Species profile
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Quick answer
Black above, white below, with a white tail tip; fearless toward hawks.
- Scientific name
- Tyrannus tyrannus
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Tyrannus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Field edges, fencelines
Recording Eastern Kingbird in your journal
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