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title: "Couch's Kingbird"
description: "Tyrannus couchii — Uccelli. Couch's kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) is a passerine tyrant flycatcher of the kingbird genus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/couch-s-kingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Couch's Kingbird

> Tyrannus couchii — Uccelli. Couch's kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) is a passerine tyrant flycatcher of the kingbird genus.

- Scientific name: *Tyrannus couchii*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6403
- Wikidata: [Q1260307](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1260307)
- iNaturalist taxon: [16770](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16770)

## Names

- en: Couch's Kingbird
- de: Texaskönigstyrann
- es: Tirano Cuir
- fr: Tyran de Couch
- nl: Texaanse koningstiran
- pl: Tyran teksaski

## Countries with the most observations

US (2033), MX (1178), BZ (19), GT (6)

## Summary

Couch's kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) is a passerine tyrant flycatcher of the kingbird genus. It is found from southern Texas along the Gulf Coast to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, Belize and northern Guatemala. It is also found in the lower stretches of the Rio Grande Valley.
The species is named after soldier and naturalist Darius N. Couch.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couch%27s_kingbird

## Photo

![Couch's Kingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/couch-s-kingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Evelyn Lazzaretti 🏳️‍⚧️ · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151239681

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/couch-s-kingbird?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).