Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa (Tropical Kingbird (satrapa))

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Tropical Kingbird (satrapa)

Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa (Cabanis, JL; Heine, F 1860)

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Tyrannidae
Genus:
   Tyrannus
Scientific:
  Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa

Original description

Citation:
(Cabanis, JL; Heine, F 1860)

Reference:
Mus. Heineanum 2 p.77

Imprint year:
1859-1860

Protonym:
Laphyctes satrapa

Type locality:
Mexico; type from Jalapa, cf. Meise, 1949, Ornith. Biol. Wissen., p. 68.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/196137#page/85/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
7C65D4D9B586BE59

Avibase ID:
avibase-7C65D4D9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7C65D4D9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 712725

English:
Tropical Kingbird (satrapa)
French:
Tyran mélancolique (satrapa)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tropical Kingbird (satrapa) ( Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Tropical Kingbird (satrapa) ( Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa)
Clements, version 2024: Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Tropical Kingbird (Middle American) ( Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Tropical Kingbird (Middle American) ( Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Tyrannus melancholicus [satrapa or occidentalis]

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Other synonyms

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Bulgarian: Тропическа кралска мухоловка (ssp. satrapa)
Catalan: tirà melancòlic (satrapa)
Danish: Tropisk Kongetyran (Mellemamerikansk)
German: Trauerkönigstyrann (satrapa)
English: Tropical Kingbird (Middle American), Tropical Kingbird (satrapa)
[ENAV]: Tropical Kingbird (Middle American)
English, HBW: Tropical Kingbird (Middle American)
English (IOC): Tropical Kingbird (Middle American)
English (United States): Tropical Kingbird (Middle American)
Spanish: Tirano Melancólico (Centroamericano)
Spanish (Argentine): Suirirí Real (satrapa)
Spanish (Chile): Suirirí real (satrapa)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Tirano Tropical (satrapa)
Spanish (Cuba): Pitirre Tropical (Centroamerica)
Spanish (Ecuador): Tirano Tropical (satrapa)
Spanish (Spain): Tirano melancólico (centroamericano)
Spanish (Uruguay): Benteveo Real (Subesp. satrapa)
Estonian: lõuna-türanntikat (ssp. satrapa)
Finnish: livertäjätyranni (satrapa)
French: Tyran mélancolique (satrapa)
Croatian: srebrnastogrli silnik (satrapa)
Icelandic: Gallhersir (satrapa)
Scientific: Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa
Dutch: Tropische koningtiran (Midden-Amerikaanse koningstiran)
Norwegian: tropekongetyrann (satrapa)
Polish: tyran melancholijny (satrapa)
Portuguese (Brazil): suiriri (satrapa)
Portuguese (Portugal): Suiriri (satrapa)
Slovak: postriežkar čiernozobý (satrapa)
Serbian: Srednjoamerička kraljevska tiranka
Swedish: tropikkungstyrann (satrapa)
Turkish: Tropikal Tiran (satrapa)