Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis Scientific name definitions
- EN Endangered
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Carlos Peña and Nils Navarro
Version: 2.0 — Published March 31, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | tirà gegant |
| Dutch | Cubaanse Koningstiran |
| English | Giant Kingbird |
| English (United States) | Giant Kingbird |
| French | Tyran géant |
| French (France) | Tyran géant |
| German | Riesenkönigstyrann |
| Japanese | キューバタイランチョウ |
| Norwegian | storkongetyrann |
| Polish | tyran kubański |
| Russian | Большой тиранн |
| Serbian | Džinovska kraljevska tiranka |
| Slovak | postriežkar mohutný |
| Spanish | Tirano Cubano |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pitirre real |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tirano Cubano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tirano cubano |
| Swedish | jättekungstyrann |
| Turkish | Küba Tiranı |
| Ukrainian | Тиран кубинський |
Revision Notes
Carlos Peña and Nils Navarro revised the account as part of a partnership with BirdsCaribbean. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Tammy Zhang curated the media. Dimitris Salas updated the distribution map.
Tyrannus cubensis Richmond, 1898
PROTONYM:
Tyrannus cubensis
Richmond, 1898. The Auk 15, p.330.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cuba
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TYRANNUS
- tyrannus
- cuba / cubae / cubana / cubanensis / cubanus / cubeensis / cubensis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
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●: 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)
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