Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Grey Kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis) - HBW 9, p. 423
French: Tyran gris
German: Grauer Königstyrann
Spanish: Tirano Dominicano
Taxonomy: [Lanius Tyrannus] dominicensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that present species is sister to T. melancholicus, the two nested within an expanded “tropical species assemblage” as sister-group t.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: [Lanius Tyrannus] dominicensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that present species is sister to T. melancholicus, the two nested within an expanded “tropical species assemblage” as sister-group to an unresolved clade consisting of T. albogularis, T. couchii and T. savana. Race vorax only weakly differentiated. Two subspecies currently recognized.
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. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that present species is sister to T. melancholicus, the two nested within an expanded “tropical species assemblage” as sister-group to an unresolved clade consisting of T. albogularis, T. couchii and T. savana. Race vorax only weakly differentiated. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- dominicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - breeds SE USA (SE North Carolina, Georgia, and SE Mississippi to Florida), Bahamas and Greater Antilles, and also locally in NC Venezuela (S to Apure), Trinidad and Tobago, Curaçao, Bonaire, and possibly N Colombia; winters from Panama S to C Colombia and S & E Venezuela.
- vorax Vieillot, 1819 - Lesser Antilles.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched on a branch, singing Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp dominicensis)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 2004 8 years ago 35 sec 4.6 -
twice displaying briefly and showing the reddish crown patch; the sequence is repeated at 50% normal speed Locality Breezes Jibacoa, Santa Cruz del Norte, Mayabeque Province, Cuba (ssp dominicensis)
Joe Angseesing 12 May 2011 41 weeks ago 38 sec 4.4 -
perched, different views Locality Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar Department, Colombia
Wim ten Have 3 March 2011 11 weeks ago 19 sec 4.3 -
A bird in a tree singing Locality Zapata Peninsula, Matanzas Province, Cuba (ssp dominicensis)
Josep del Hoyo 1 August 2004 8 years ago 30 sec 4.2 -
A bird perched and singing Locality Puerto Rico (ssp dominicensis)
Juan Sanabria 31 July 2007 5 years ago 21 sec 4.1 -
A bird singing on the top of a bush Locality Bahia Beach, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA (United States) (ssp dominicensis)
Luc Fazio 29 February 1992 5 years ago 11 sec 4
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A bird perched on a branch
Locality Antigua Island, Antigua and Barbuda
Piotr Jonczyk 11 March 2010 3 years ago 4.4 -
Locally call Petrigre, chatch on flying.
Locality Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (ssp dominicensis)
rafaelarvelo 9 June 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
Adult perched in a tree.
Locality Grand Anse, Grenada (ssp vorax)
Christophe Gouraud 4 April 2012 39 weeks ago 4.1 -
lateral view of a perched adult seen at Rahamut trace
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp dominicensis)
Stephen Romany 3 February 2012 1 year ago 4.1 -
Bird perched on the tree in the garden of hotel, near the beach one wetland area.
Locality Palm Beach, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Antonio Silveira 19 May 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Gray Kingbird perched
Locality Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico
Paul A Guris 15 March 2012 1 year ago 3.9
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Calls of 2 birds in a chase Locality Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas
(ssp dominicensis)
Stuart Fisher 27 May 2010 2 years ago 4 -
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An adult singing on a tree branch. Adulto vocalizando sobre la rama de un árbol. Locality Caonillas Lake, Utuado, Puerto Rico
J. Gonzalez y F. Collazo 21 November 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Bird singing. A couple recorded near the beach. Locality Palm Beach, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Antonio Silveira 24 May 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 0
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