couch's kingbird

Tyrannus couchii

The Couch's kingbird is a passerine tyrant flycatcher of the kingbird genus. It is found from southern Texas along the Gulf Coast to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, Belize and northern Guatemala. It is also found in the lower stretches of the Rio Grande river valley, locally named Rio Grande Valley.

The name of this bird commemorates the soldier and naturalist Darius N. Couch.
couch's kingbird taken at el meco ruins....species id is just my best guess please be welcome to id any and all wildlife as mexico is a world of the new and unkown to me. Geotagged,Mexico,Spring,Tyrannus couchii,couch's kingbird

Appearance

It is about 7 inches long. It has a large head and bill. It has a dark, forked tail. The head is pale gray with contrasting darker cheeks. The upperparts are grayish-olive. It has a pale throat and a darker breast. The lower breast is bright yellow. Juveniles have browner underparts than the adult and pale edges to their wings.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusTyrannus
SpeciesT. couchii
Photographed in
Mexico