Birds of Ecuador - Tyrannus


White-throated Kingbird (Tyrannus albogularis) Santarem, Brazil
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Austral migrant to west Amazon from April to October. Note white throat and lack of olive chest vs. common Tropical Kingbird.


Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus melancholicus) Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Note yellow-olive chest and grey chin/throat to differentiate from various Central American and austral migratory species. Note however the Tropical Kingbird has a lighter chin/throat in Central America than the rest of its range. Common in most of its range, and always outside of the forest.
From front.


Snowy-throated Kingbird (Tyrannus niveigularis) Chaparrí Reserve, Lambayeque region, Peru
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Snowy-throated Kingbird (Tyrannus niveigularis) ACP Amotape, Zorritos, Tumbes, Peru Note white throat and chest.
Photograph by Fernando Angulo Pratolongo © All Rights Reserved.


Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana sanctaemartae) Necocli, Antioquia, Colombia
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Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) Everglades National Park, Florida, USA
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Northern migrant.