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Tyrannus  Lacépède, 1799
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178278

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Muscivora Lacépède, 1799
  
  Common Name(s): Kingbirds [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyTyrannidae  – Tyrant Flycatchers, tyrans gobe-mouches  
                               GenusTyrannus Lacépède, 1799 – Kingbirds  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Tyrannus albogularis Burmeister, 1856 – White-throated Kingbird, Tyran à gorge blanche, tirano-de-garganta-branca, Tirano gorjiblanco 
                                  Species Tyrannus caudifasciatus d'Orbigny, 1839 – Loggerhead Kingbird, Tyran tête-police, tirano-cabeçudo, Tirano guatíbere 
                                  Species Tyrannus couchii S. F. Baird, 1858 – Couch's Kingbird, Tyran de Couch, tirano-assobiadeiro, Tirano silbador 
                                  Species Tyrannus crassirostris Swainson, 1826 – Thick-billed Kingbird, Tirano pico grueso, Tyran à bec épais, tirano-de-bico-grosso, Tirano piquigrueso 
                                  Species Tyrannus cubensis Richmond, 1898 – Giant Kingbird, Tyran géant, tirano-cubano, Tirano cubano 
                                  Species Tyrannus dominicensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) – Gray Kingbird, Tirano gris, Grey Kingbird, Tyran gris, tirano-dominicano, Tirano dominicano 
                                  Species Tyrannus forficatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Tyran à longue queue, tirano-cauda-de-tesoura, Tijereta rosada 
                                  Species Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 – Tropical Kingbird, Tyran mélancolique, tirano-melancólico, Tirano melancólico 
                                  Species Tyrannus niveigularis P. L. Sclater, 1860 – Snowy-throated Kingbird, Tyran chimu, tirano-de-peito-branco, Tirano gorjiníveo 
                                  Species Tyrannus savana Daudin, 1802 – Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Tirano-tijereta gris, Tyran des savanes, tirano-das-savanas, Tijereta sabanera 
                                  Species Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus, 1758) – Eastern Kingbird, Tyran tritri, tirano-oriental, Tirano oriental 
                                  Species Tyrannus verticalis Say, 1822 – Western Kingbird, Tyran de l'Ouest, tirano-ocidental, Tirano occidental 
                                  Species Tyrannus vociferans Swainson, 1826 – Cassin's Kingbird, Tyran de Cassin, tirano-gritador, Tirano gritón 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Tyrannus    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Tyrannus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Tyrannus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Tyrannus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.05.28, website (version 28-May-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Tyrannus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
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  Notes:    
  Reference for: Tyrannus   
       

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