Kingbird
Genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Kingbird (disambiguation).
"Tyrannus" redirects here. For other uses, see Tyrannus (disambiguation).
Tyrannus is a genus of small passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae that are native to the Americas. The majority are named as kingbirds.
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Kingbirds | |
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Eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Tyrannus Lacépède, 1799 |
Type species | |
Lanius tyrannus | |
Species | |
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