Guide ornitho - Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan ZetterstrÃ¶m

Fork-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus savana - Tyran des savanes

Systematics

Order
:
Passeriformes
Family
:
Tyrannidés
Genus
:
Tyrannus
Species
:
savana

Descriptor

Daudin, 1802

Biometrics

Size
: 28 à 41 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 28 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Fork-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family.

Subspecific information 4 Subspecies

Tyrannus savana savana (c and s SA, Falkland Is.)
Tyrannus savana monachus (s Mexico to Colombia, the Guianas and n Brazil)
Tyrannus savana sanctaemartae (n Colombia and nw Venezuela)
Tyrannus savana circumdatus (ec Brazil)

Foreign names

Tyran des savanes,
Tijereta Sabanera,
Tesourinha,
Gabeltyrann,
villásfarkú királygébics,
Vorkstaartkoningstiran,
Pigliamosche codaforcuta,
Gaffelstjärtstyrann,
Gaffeltyrann,
postriežkar lastovičí,
tyran savanový,
Langhalet Kongetyran,
laahustyranni,
tirà de sabana,
tyran widłosterny,
dakšastes tirāniņš,
Вилохвостый королевский тиранн,
ズグロエンビタイランチョウ,
叉尾王霸鹟,
叉尾霸鶲,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Moist ; Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Shrub Dominated Wetlands, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Pastureland, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

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