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Western Kingbird

Tyrannus verticalis
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
weskin, WEKI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
SpeciesTyrannus verticalis
Codesweskin, WEKI
Identification

The Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) is a member of the Tyrant Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code weskin when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Gray-headed Piprites
Piprites griseiceps
Black-capped Piprites
Piprites pileata
Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant
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Kinglet Calyptura
Calyptura cristata
Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
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Western Kingbird photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Tyrannus verticalis

Family: Tyrant Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: weskin