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Gray Kingbird
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin, 1788)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGray Kingbird
DutchGrijze Koningstiran
SpanishTirano gris
Chinese灰王霸鹟
Scientific nameTyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin, 1788)

About this species

The gray kingbird or grey kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis), also known as pitirre, petchary or white-breasted kingbird, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatchers family Tyrannidae. The species was first described on the island of Hispaniola, then called Santo Domingo, thus the dominicensis name.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusTyrannus

In Suriname

462Records in Suriname
11iNaturalist observations
1899First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo243
  • Commewijne70
  • Nickerie56
  • Para46
  • Coronie4
  • Sipaliwini4
  • Wanica2
  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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