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Tropical Kingbird / Tyrannus melancholicus LC
- Synonyms West Mexican Kingbird, Azara's Kingbird, Yellow Kingbird, Grey-headed Kiskadee, Gray-headed Kiskadee, Lichtenstein's Kingbird, Melancholy Kingbird
Tropical Kingbirdbird sounds *
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Related species
Eastern Kingbird
Thick-billed Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
White-throated Kingbird
Couch's Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Where to see Tropical Kingbird
- Breeding region Middle America, North America, South America
- Breeding subregion sw USA to c Argentina
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Tropical Kingbird subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrannus melancholicus despotes | ne Brazil | - | No |
| Tyrannus melancholicus melancholicus | n SA to c Argentina | - | No |
| Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa | sw USA to n Colombia, n Venezuela and Trinidad | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Catalan | tirà melancòlic |
| Chinese | 热带王霸鹟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 熱帶王霸鶲 |
| Croatian | srebrnastogrli silnik |
| Czech | tyran tropický |
| Danish | Tropisk Kongetyran |
| Dutch | Tropische Koningstiran |
| Estonian | lõuna-türanntikat |
| Finnish | livertäjätyranni |
| French | Tyran mélancolique |
| German | Trauertyrann, Trauerkönigstyrann, Trauer-Tyrann |
| Guarani | Süiririyu, Juan Caballero, Suiriri-guasu, Suiriri guasu |
| Hungarian | trópusi királygébics |
| Icelandic | Gallhersir |
| Italian | Tiranno tropicale, Re dei tiranni tropicale |
| Japanese | オリアブタイランチョウ, オリーブタイランチョウ |
| Latvian | tropu karaļputns |
| Lithuanian | atogrąžinis karališkasis tironas |
| Norwegian | tropekongetyrann |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Tropekongetyrann |
| Polish | tyran melancholijny |
| Portuguese | suiriri-guaçu, bem-te-vi, tiriri, suiriri, tirano-melancólico, suiriri-tropical, Suiriri-comun, siriri, pára-bala |
| Russian | Королевский тиранн, Тропический королевский тиранн, Траурный королевский тиранн |
| Serbian | Tropska kraljevska tiranka |
| Slovak | postriežkar čiernozobý, postriežkár ciernozobý, postriežkár čiernozobý , Tyran čiernozobý |
| Spanish | Sirirí Común, Chilero tropical, Suirirí grande, Benteveo Real, Juan Caballero, Tirano Tropical, Tirano melancólico, Tirano Pirirí, Pitirre Chicharrero, Tirano Tropical Comun, Suirirí real, Tropische Koningstiran |
| Swedish | tropikkungstyrann, Tropisk kungstyrann |
| Turkish | Tropikal Tiran |
| Ukrainian | тиран тропічний |