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Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER from southeast AZ, USA / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)

The Thick-billed Kingbird (Tyrannus crassirostris) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and North America. Adults weigh 55.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
  4. Genus Tyrannus
  5. Species crassirostris

Where it lives

Southwestern USA to Guatemala

Quick facts

Weight
55.9 g
Family
Tyrannidae
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Thick-billed Kingbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Behaviour

A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The Thick-billed Kingbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

The Thick-billed Kingbird (Tyrannus crassirostris) is a member of the Tyrannidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Central America & Caribbean and North America. Its distribution covers NA, MA sw USA to Guatemala.

It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 55.9 g, with a wing length of about 12.6 cm and a tail of around 9.7 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

The species has a mapped global range of roughly 505,000 km².

Songs & calls

Thick-billed Kingbird — Duet, song

Recorded by Jules Evens Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Thick-billed Kingbird?

The Thick-billed Kingbird is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 55.9 g.

Where does the Thick-billed Kingbird live?

The Thick-billed Kingbird is found across Central America & Caribbean and North America with a range covering NA, MA sw USA to Guatemala, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Thick-billed Kingbird belong to?

The Thick-billed Kingbird (Tyrannus crassirostris) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Thick-billed Kingbird eat?

The Thick-billed Kingbird is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Thick-billed Kingbird migrate?

The Thick-billed Kingbird is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.

Is the Thick-billed Kingbird endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

What sound does the Thick-billed Kingbird make?

1 real field recording of the Thick-billed Kingbird — including its duet — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Thick-billed Kingbird's range?

The Thick-billed Kingbird has a mapped global range of about 505,000 km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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