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Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, LJP 1819

The tropical kingbird is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States through Central America, South America as far as south as central Argentina and eastern Peru, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Birds from the northernmost and southern breeding areas migrate to warmer parts of the range after breeding. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Vieillot, LJP 1819

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 35 p.84

Protonym:
  Tyrannus melancholicus

Type locality:
  Paraguay.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/64011#page/92/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BB6B236FADABFB3F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BB6B236F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BB6B236F


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 178282

Geographic range:

  • Tyrannus melancholicus melancholicus: tropical northern South America to central Argentina and Brazil
  • Tyrannus melancholicus despotes: northeastern Brazil (Amapá, Maranhão, and Ceará to Bahia)
  • Tyrannus melancholicus satrapa: central Tamaulipas to northern Colombia, northern Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tyrannus melancholicus occidentalis: southern Arizona and Sonora to Guerrero
English:
Tropical Kingbird
Catalan:
tirà melancòlic
Czech:
tyran tropický
Danish:
Tropisk Kongetyran
German:
Trauerkönigstyrann
Spanish:
Tirano Melancólico
Spanish (Spain):
Tirano Melancólico
Finnish:
livertäjätyranni
French:
Tyran mélancolique
Croatian:
srebrnastogrli silnik
Hungarian:
trópusi királygébics
Icelandic:
Gallhersir
Italian:
Re dei tiranni tropicale
Japanese (romaji):
ori-butairanchou
Japanese:
オリーブタイランチョウ
Lithuanian:
Atogrąžinis karališkasis tironas
Dutch:
Tropische Koningstiran
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tropekongetyrann
Norwegian:
Tropekongetyrann
Polish:
tyran melancholijny
Portuguese:
suiriri
Portuguese (Brazil):
suiriri
Portuguese (Portugal):
tirano-melancólico
Russian:
Королевский тиранн
Slovak:
postriežkar čiernozobý
Serbian:
Tropska kraljevska tiranka
Swedish:
tropisk kungstyrann
Ukrainian:
Тиран тропічний
Chinese:
热带王霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
熱帶王霸鶲


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Tyran mélancolique ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Tyran mélancolique ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Tyrannus melancholicus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Tyrannus melancholicus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Tyrannus melancholicus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Tropical Kingbird ( Tyrannus melancholicus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tyrannus melancholicus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tyrannus melancholicus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Tyrannus [melancholicus or couchii] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Arawak: Futuli, Wirokotori
Catalan: tirà melancòlic
Carib: Wilili
Czech: Tyran tropický
Danish: Tropisk Kongetyran
German: Trauerkönigstyrann, Trauertyrann, Trauer-Tyrann
Aukan: Boumbi
English: Azara's Kingbird, Gray-headed Kiskadee, Grey-headed Kiskadee, Lichtenstein's Kingbird, Melancholy Kingbird, Tropical Kingbird, West Mexican Kingbird, Yellow Kingbird
English, HBW: Tropical Kingbird
English (IOC): Tropical Kingbird
English (United States): Tropical Kingbird
Spanish: Benteveo Real, Chilero tropical, Juan Caballero, Pitirre Chicharrero, Sirirí Común, Suirirí grande, Suirirí real, Tirano Melancólico, Tirano Pirirí, Tirano Tropical, Tirano Tropical Comun, Tropische Koningstiran
Spanish (Argentine): Suirirí grande, Suirirí real
Spanish (Bolivia): Suirirí grande
Spanish (Chile): Benteveo real, Suirirí real
Spanish (Colombia): Sirirí Común
Spanish (Costa Rica): Tirano tropical
Spanish (Cuba): Pitirre tropical
Spanish (Ecuador): Tirano Tropical
Spanish (Spain): Tirano Melancólico
Spanish (HBW): Tropical Kingbird
Spanish (Honduras): Chilero tropical
Spanish (Mexico): Tirano Pirirí, Tirano Tropical
Spanish (Nicaragua): Tirano Tropical
Spanish (Panama): Tirano Tropical
Spanish (Peru): Tirano Tropical
Spanish (Paraguay): Juan Caballero, Suiriri real, Suirirí real
Spanish (Uruguay): Benteveo Real
Spanish (Venezuela): Pitirre Chicharrero
Estonian: lõuna-türanntikat
Finnish: Livertäjätyranni
French: Tyran mélancolique
Guarani: Juan Caballero, Suiriri guasu, Suiriri-guasu, Süiririyu
Croatian: srebrnastogrli silnik
Hungarian: trópusi királygébics
Icelandic: Gallhersir
Italian: Re dei tiranni tropicale, Tiranno tropicale
Japanese (romaji): oriabutairanchou, ori-butairanchou
Japanese: オリアブタイランチョウ, オリーブタイランチョウ
Karipúna Creole French: Uerêcrerimã
Scientific: Tyrannus melancholicus, Tyrannus melancholicus melancholicus
Lithuanian: Atogrąžinis karališkasis tironas
Latvian: tropu karaļputns
Mayan languages: yeh xtekay
Dutch: Tropische Koningstiran
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tropekongetyrann
Norwegian: Tropekongetyrann
Wayampi: Suwilili
Palikúr: Tulumuli, Waymuk
Polish: tyran melancholijny
Portuguese: bem-te-vi, pára-bala, siriri, suiriri, Suiriri-comun, suiriri-guaçu, suiriri-tropical, tiriri
Portuguese (Brazil): bem-te-vi, pára-bala, Siriri, suiriri, suiriri-guaçu, suiriri-tropical, tiriri
Portuguese (Portugal): Suiriri, tirano-melancólico
Russian: Королевский тиранн, Траурный королевский тиранн, Тропический королевский тиранн
Slovak: postriežkar čiernozobý, postriežkár ciernozobý, postriežkár čiernozobý , Tyran čiernozobý
Serbian: Tropska kraljevska tiranka
Sranan: Tonturi
Swedish: Tropisk kungstyrann
Turkish: Tropikal tiran
Ukrainian: Тиран тропічний
Wayana: Konomak, Silipipi
Chinese: 热带王霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 熱帶王霸鶲

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