Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Gray Kingbird, Bee Bird, Fighter, Grey Kingbird, Hard-Head
Common Names in French:
Tyran Gris
Common Names in German:
Grautyrann
Common Names in Japanese:
ハイイロタイランチョウ
Common Names in Spanish:
Tirano Gris
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Tyranni
()
- Infraorder:
Tyrannides
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Parvorder:
Tyrannida
()
- Family:
Tyrannidae
()
- Vigors, 1825
- Subfamily:
Tyranninae
()
- Genus:
Tyrannus
()
- Lacépède, 1799
- Specific name:
dominicensis
- Subspecies:
dominicensis
- Scientific name: - Tyrannus dominicensis dominicensis (Gmelin) 1788
- Subspecies:
dominicensis
- Specific name:
dominicensis
- Genus:
Tyrannus
(
- Subfamily:
Tyranninae
(
- Family:
Tyrannidae
(
- Parvorder:
Tyrannida
(
- Infraorder:
Tyrannides
(
- Suborder:
Tyranni
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin) 1788 • Tyrannus dominicensis (J. F. Gmelin
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: June 24, 1996.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Tyrannus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 23 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. albogularis (White-Throated Kingbird) · T. caudifasciatus (Loggerhead Kingbird) · T. caudifasciatus caudifasciatus (Loggerhead Kingbird) · T. couchii (Thornscrub Kingbird) · T. crassirostris (Thick-Billed Kingbird) · T. crassirostris crassirostris (Thick-Billed Kingbird) · T. cubensis (Cuban Flycatcher) · T. dominicensis (Grey Kingbird) · T. dominicensis dominicensis (Gray Kingbird) · T. forficata (Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher) · T. forficatus (Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher) · T. melancholicus (Lichtenstein's Kingbird) · T. melancholicus chloronotus (Tropical Kingbird) · T. melancholicus couchi (Tropical Kingbird) · T. melancholicus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird) · T. melancholicus occidentalis (Tropical Kingbird) · T. niveigularis (Snowy-Throated Kingbird) · T. savana (Swallow-Tailed Flycatcher) · T. savana savana (Fork-Tailed Flycatcher) · T. tyrannus (Tyrant Flycatcher) · T. verticalis (Arkansas Flycatcher) · T. vociferans (Cassin's Flycatcher) · T. vociferans vociferans (Cassin's Kingbird)
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Further Reading
- A list of the birds of Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, Govt. print. off., 1920. url .
- Annals of the Carnegie Museum. [Pittsburgh]: Published by authority of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Institute, 1901- url p. 247, p. 338, p. 424.
- Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, -1965. url p. 499, p. 499.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url , , p. 300, p. 48, p. 50, p. 52, p. 689.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 60 1916 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 311, p. 347, p. 348, p. 349, p. 414, p. 414.
- Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. [Washington, D.C.?]: Supt. of Docs., G.P.O., 1913-1923. url .
- Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. initiated by Charles B. Cory, continued by Charles E. Hellmayr. 13 1927 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1927. url p. 110.
- Check-list of North American birds / prepared by a committee of the American ornithologists' union. Lancaster, Pa.: The Union, 1931. url p. 202.
- Check-list of North American birds. [Ithaca, N.Y.]1957. url p. 333.
- Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 226.
- Handbook of birds of eastern North America; with introductory chapters on the study of birds in nature, London, D. Appleton and Company, 1912. url .
- Insects of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands. New York, The Academy. url p. 460.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] url p. 11, p. 14, p. 6, p. 7, p. 8.
- The Auk. Washington, D.C.: American Ornithologists' Union, etc., 1884- url p. 60.
- The bird rookeries of the Tortugas. Washington: Govt. Print. Off., 1919. url p. 499.
- The birds of the Isle of Pines / by W. E. Clyde Todd. Pittsburgh, 1916 url p. 247.
- The birds of the Santa Marta region of Colombia: a study in altitudinal distribution. Pittsburgh, Carnegie Institute, 1922 url .
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2764263
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-178281
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13888706
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178281
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 128929
