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• 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
              • 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 () - Lacpde, 1799
                                          • Specific name: savana - Vieillot 1808
                                            • Form: ;
                                            Name Status: Accepted Name .
                                            
                                            Last scrutiny: 29-Nov-2006

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                                            Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher

                                            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

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                                            • A history of North American birds / by S. F. Baird, T. M. Brewer, and R. Ridgway. Boston: Little, Brown, 1905. url p. 309.
                                            • A history of North American birds, by S.F. Baird, T.M. Brewer, and R. Ridgway. Land birds, illustrated by 64 chromo-lithographic plates and 593 woodcuts. Boston, Little, Brown, 1875. url p. 309.
                                            • American ornithology, or, The natural history of the birds of the United States: illustrated with plates engraved from drawings from nature / by Alexander Wilson and Charles Lucian Bonaparte. Philadelphia: Porter & Coates, [1878?] url p. 149.
                                            • American ornithology: or, The natural history of the birds of the United States / Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, [187-?] url .
                                            • Birds / by Spencer Fullerton Baird; with the co-operation of John Cassin and George N. Lawrence. Washington, D.C., 1858. url p. 168.
                                            • Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 722, p. 905.
                                            • 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. 100, p. 101.
                                            • Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. url p. 277.
                                            • Check-list of North American birds: the species of birds of North America from the Arctic through Panama, including the West Indies and Hawaiian Islands / prepared by the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature of the American Orni Lawrence, Kan.: American Ornithologists' Union, 1983. url p. 475, p. 804, p. 860, p. 861.
                                            • Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 225, p. 226.
                                            • Handbook of zoology / by J. van der Hoeven. Cambridge: University Press, 1856-1858. url p. 477.
                                            • Handbook of zoology; by J. van der Hoeven. Tr. from the 2d Dutch ed. by the Rev. William Clark. Cambridge: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1856-58. url p. 477.
                                            • Journal of researches during the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle. LondonCollins[1860] url p. 144.
                                            • Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle. .. from 1832-6. London: J. Murray, 1845. url p. 138.
                                            • Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during the voyage round the world of H.M.S. "Beagle" under the command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N. / London: J. Murray, 1913. url .
                                            • Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. London: Academic Press, [etc.], 1833-1965. url p. 616.
                                            • Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson, printer [etc.]1855-60. url .
                                            • Seasonal status, relative abundance, and behavior of the birds of Concepcin, Departamento Santa Cruz, Bolivia / Susan E. Davis. 71 1993 [Chicago, IL]: Field Museum of Natural History, [1993], c1992. url table 2 , p. 27.
                                            • Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. 150 1972 Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. url p. 379.
                                            • Syllogeus. Ottawa, National Museum of Natural Sciences, 1972-1995. url p. 23.
                                            • The voyage of the Beagle / by Charles Darwin; with introduction and notes. New York: P.F. Collier & son, c1909. url p. 151.

                                            Notes

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                                            Contributors

                                            • BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
                                            • BirdLife International 2009. Tyrannus savana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
                                            • Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
                                            • Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
                                            • Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 13, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
                                            • Hines, J. E., Gregory Gough, J. R. Sauer, et al. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
                                            • IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
                                            • Parker III, T.A., D.F. Stotz, and J.W. Fitzpatrick, "Ecological and Distributional Databases for Neotropical Birds," in Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation, by D.F. Stotz, T.A. Parker III, J.W. Fitzpatrick, and D.K. Moskovits (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). ISBN 0-226-64676-9.
                                            • Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
                                            • Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
                                            • Sauer, J. R., J. E. Hines, and J. Fallon. 2005. The North American Breeding Bird Survey, Results and Analysis 1966 - 2004. Version 2005.2. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD
                                            • Sauer, J. R., S. Schwartz, and B. Hoover. 1996. The Christmas Bird Count Home Page. Version 95.1. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD

                                            Data Sources

                                            Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 13, 2008:
                                            
                                            

                                            • Avian Knowledge Network: eBird
                                            • UNIBIO, IBUNAM: CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
                                            • University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens

                                            Identifiers

                                            • Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
                                            • Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-712732
                                            • Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14659874
                                            • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 178296
                                            • IUCN ID: 247877
                                            • Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 128935

                                            Footnotes

                                            1. Mean = 347.140 meters (1,138.911 feet), Standard Deviation = 514.490 based on 8,801 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]