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Definition of Kingbird

Kingbird
Kingbird King"bird (-b[~e]rd), n. (Zo["o]l.) 1. A small American bird (Tyrannus tyrannus, or T. Carolinensis), noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing. It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail. The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail. The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright orange basal spot when erected. Called also bee bird, and bee martin. Several Southern and Western species of Tyrannus are also called king birds. 2. The king tody. See under King.

Meaning of Kingbird from wikipedia

- Tyrannidae that are native to the Americas. The majority are named as kingbirds. They prefer semi-open or open areas. These birds wait on an exposed perch...
- The eastern kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) is a large tyrant flycatcher native to the Americas. The bird is predominantly dark gray with white underbelly...
- of kingbird species, the western kingbird is very territorial. Although the western is often misidentified as C****in's kingbird, Couch's kingbird, or...
- The tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of...
- Look up kingbird in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kingbirds are birds of the genus Tyrannus in the tyrant flycatcher family. Kingbird may also refer...
- The gray kingbird or grey kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis), also known as pitirre, petchary or white-breasted kingbird, is a p****erine bird in the tyrant...
- Couch's kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) is a p****erine tyrant flycatcher of the kingbird genus. It is found from southern Texas along the Gulf Coast to the...
- The Curtiss Model 55 Kingbird was an airliner built in small numbers in the United States in the early 1930s. It was a twin-engine aircraft with a fuselage...
- C****in's kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) is a large tyrant flycatcher native to western North America. The name of this bird commemorates the American ornithologist...
- The white-throated kingbird (Tyrannus albogularis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil...