kingbird

/ˌkɪŋˈbʌrd/

Other forms: kingbirds

Definitions of kingbird

1. noun

   large American flycatcher
   synonyms: Tyrannus tyrannus

   types:

   Arkansas kingbird, western kingbird

   a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale grey and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black

   Cassin's kingbird, Tyrannus vociferans

   a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely grey with a yellow abdomen

   eastern kingbird

   a kingbird that breeds in North America and winters in tropical America; distinguished by a white band on the tip of the tail

   Tyrannus domenicensis domenicensis, gray kingbird, grey kingbird, petchary

   a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird

   type of:

   New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant bird, tyrant flycatcher

   large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing