Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (37)
- Subspecies (4)
Philip C. Stouffer, R. Terry Chesser, and Alex E. Jahn
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Тропическа кралска мухоловка |
| Catalan | tirà melancòlic |
| Croatian | srebrnastogrli silnik |
| Dutch | Tropische koningstiran |
| English | Tropical Kingbird |
| English (United States) | Tropical Kingbird |
| Estonian | lõuna-türanntikat |
| Finnish | livertäjätyranni |
| French | Tyran mélancolique |
| French (Canada) | Tyran mélancolique |
| German | Trauerkönigstyrann |
| Icelandic | Gallhersir |
| Japanese | オリーブタイランチョウ |
| Norwegian | tropekongetyrann |
| Polish | tyran melancholijny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | suiriri |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Suiriri |
| Russian | Королевский тиранн |
| Serbian | Tropska kraljevska tiranka |
| Slovak | postriežkar čiernozobý |
| Spanish | Tirano Melancólico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Suirirí Real |
| Spanish (Chile) | Suirirí real |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Tirano Tropical |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pitirre tropical |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Tirano Tropical |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Tirano Tropical |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tirano Pirirí |
| Spanish (Panama) | Tirano Tropical |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Suiriri real |
| Spanish (Peru) | Tirano Tropical |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tirano melancólico |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Benteveo Real |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pitirre Chicharrero |
| Swedish | tropisk kungstyrann |
| Turkish | Tropikal Tiran |
| Ukrainian | Тиран тропічний |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman revised the Systematics section and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy.
Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819
PROTONYM:
Tyrannus melancholicus
Vieillot, 1819. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 35, p.84.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Paraguay.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- TYRANNUS
- tyrannus
- melancholica / melancholicus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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