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Definitions of
kingbird
noun
large American flycatcher
synonyms:
Tyrannus tyrannus
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Arkansas kingbird
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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
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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
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gray kingbird
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grey kingbird
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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
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flycatcher
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tyrant bird
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tyrant flycatcher
large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
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