Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (39)
- Monotypic
Michael T. Murphy and Peter Pyle
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 15, 2018
Text last updated February 15, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | tirà oriental |
| Czech | tyran obecný |
| Danish | Østlig Kongetyran |
| Dutch | Oostelijke Koningstiran |
| English | Eastern Kingbird |
| English (United States) | Eastern Kingbird |
| French | Tyran tritri |
| French (France) | Tyran tritri |
| German | Schieferrücken-Königstyrann |
| Hebrew | טירן מזרחי |
| Hungarian | Keleti királytirannusz |
| Icelandic | Kóngahersir |
| Japanese | オウサマタイランチョウ |
| Norwegian | østkongetyrann |
| Polish | tyran północny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | suiriri-valente |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Suiriri-valente |
| Russian | Восточный тиранн |
| Serbian | Istočna kraljevska tiranka |
| Slovak | postriežkar kráľovský |
| Slovenian | Tiranček |
| Spanish | Tirano Oriental |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Suirirí Boreal |
| Spanish (Chile) | Suirirí boreal |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Tirano Norteño |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pitirre americano |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Tirano Norteño |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Tirano Dorso Negro |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tirano Dorso Negro |
| Spanish (Panama) | Tirano Norteño |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Suiriri cabeza negra |
| Spanish (Peru) | Tirano Norteño |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Tirano Oriental |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tirano oriental |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Suirirí Boreal |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pitirre Americano |
| Swedish | östlig kungstyrann |
| Turkish | Göçmen Tiran |
| Ukrainian | Тиран королівський |
Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Lanius tyrannus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.94.
TYPE LOCALITY:
America septentrionali; restricted to South Carolina by Amer. Ornith. Union, 1931, Check-list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, p. 201.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TYRANNUS
- tyrannus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Distribution of the Eastern Kingbird
