Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Giant Kingbird (Tyrannus cubensis) - HBW 9, p. 424
French: Tyran géant
German: Riesenkönigstyrann
Spanish: Tirano Cubano
Taxonomy: Tyrannus cubensis Richmond, 1898, Cuba.
Closest relatives of genus may be Empidonomus and Tyrannopsis; recent molecular-sequence data indicate present genus is monophyletic and sister-group to clade that includes Empidonomus and Griseotyrannus; two main clades within genus, loosely corresponding to “tropical species assemblage” and combination of “W” & “E” species groups of earlier authors, but with some exceptions. Present species probably closest to T. caudifasciatus; further styudy required. Monotypic.
Distribution: Locally in Cuba and I of Pines (R Santa Fe).
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A bird preening and scratching its head Locality Najasa, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2004 7 years ago 23 sec 3.4 -
A bird preening its chest Locality Najasa, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2004 7 years ago 33 sec 3.2 -
A bird preening its wings Locality Najasa, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2004 7 years ago 34 sec 3.2 -
A bird preening its back Locality Najasa, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2004 7 years ago 10 sec 3 -
A bird in a tree, preening Locality Najasa, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2004 7 years ago 29 sec 3 -
A bird in a tree Locality Najasa, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2004 7 years ago 27 sec 2.9
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A bird perched
Locality Najasa, Cuba (Monotypic species)
Arthur Grosset 18 February 2005 2 years ago 3.5 -
Perched high and against the light.
Locality La Güira National Park, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
David Lingard 4 February 2012 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.2 -
Perched high in a bush against the light.
Locality La Güira National Park, Pinar del Río Province, Cuba (Monotypic species)
David Lingard 4 February 2012 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.2
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