Scissor-tailed flycatcher / Scherenschwanz-Königstyrann (Tyrannus forficatus)

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Wikipedia: Scissor-tailed flycatcher Source: WIKIPEDIA Tyrannus_forficatus_on_branch.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Tyrannus (Tyrannus); Family Tyrannidae (Tyrannidae)
General: The scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), also known as the Texas bird-of-paradise and swallow-tailed flycatcher, is a long-tailed bird of the genus Tyrannus, whose members are collectively referred to as kingbirds. The kingbirds are a group of large insectivorous (insect-eating) birds in the tyrant flycatcher (Tyrannidae) family. The scissor-tailed flycatcher is found in North and Central America. [more]