Eastern Kingbird Photo Gallery
Large-headed flycatcher with an upright posture and a white-tipped square tail. Blackish above (darker on the head) and white below.
© Frank Lehman / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, June 29, 2017Sturdy flycatcher with a black head and blackish back. Note white-tipped square tail.
© Benjamin Hack / Macaulay LibraryMichigan, May 13, 2020Broad-shouldered and big-headed flycatcher with clean pattern of dark upperparts and white underparts, with white tip to tail.
© Benjamin Clock / Macaulay LibraryMichigan, June 04, 2011Not all videos have soundPerches upright on wires or exposed perches. White below and blackish above with a white-tipped tail.
© Bonnie Ott / Macaulay LibraryMaryland, June 14, 2017Blackish back combined with white-tipped tail is distinctive. Found in open areas.
© Michael Stubblefield / Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, May 10, 2020Breeds in open habitats such as yards, fields, pastures, grasslands, or wetlands.
© Jean-Sébastien Guénette / Macaulay LibraryQuebec, May 10, 2017Compare with Similar Species
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Tyrant Flycatchers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Tyrannidae)
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