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title: "Eastern Kingbird"
description: "Tyrannus tyrannus — Uccelli. The eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) is a large tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-kingbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Kingbird

> Tyrannus tyrannus — Uccelli. The eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) is a large tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas.

- Scientific name: *Tyrannus tyrannus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 73614
- Wikidata: [Q1071571](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071571)
- iNaturalist taxon: [16782](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16782)

## Names

- en: Eastern Kingbird
- de: Königstyrann
- es: Tirano dorso negro
- fr: Tyran tritri
- nl: Koningstiran
- pt: Suiriri-valente
- pl: Tyran północny

## Countries with the most observations

US (48874), CA (18015), MX (927), CO (670), PA (183), CR (149), HN (100), EC (81), PE (81), BO (59), SV (43), BR (33)

## Summary

The eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) is a large tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas. The bird is predominantly dark gray with white underbelly and pointed wings. Eastern kingbirds are conspicuous and are commonly found in open areas with scattered trees and bushes, where they perch while foraging for insects. The Eastern kingbird is migratory, with its breeding range spread across North America and its wintering range in Central and South America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_kingbird

## Photo

![Eastern Kingbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-kingbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242913294

## Machine access

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