Tropical Kingbird & Great Kisskadee~

On By cindy knokeIn Birds, Conservation, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, TRAVEL REVIEWS

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Two new birds for me! The first five photos are Tropical King Birds.

The Tropical Kingbird identification is a late edition correction provided for me by Teresa Robeson, a brilliant blogging friend @ teresarobeson.wordpress.com

Thank you Teresa! Thrilled you, and your family member, helped identify another new species for me.

She clairified this bird was either a Couch or Tropical Kingbird.

It’s location points to it being a Tropical Kingbird,

a member of the tyrant flycatcher family.

The final three photos are Great Kissdadees also in the tyrant flycatcher family.

Kisskadees are not only beautiful, but bold and will chase away monkeys, raptors and snakes.

Tropical Kingbirds and Kiskadees can be found in Southern Texas, Mexico and Central/South America. Tropical Kingbirds have a similar range but can also be seen in Southern Arizona.

Like most birdies, both species are avid people watchers.

Cheers to you from Mexico and her beauteous birdies~

(Hopefully the identifications are now correct!)

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211 thoughts on “Tropical Kingbird & Great Kisskadee~”

    1. Your wonderful wattlebird is bigger than both birds. The Great Kisskadee is bigger than the Tropical Kingbird. I was mistaken about the idenity of one of the birds. One is a Great Kisskadee and the other a Tropical Kingbird. I focused in and saw the yellow, then the brown wings, I was hooked for two days photographing both birds. The kinda fuzzy photos are the first day and are the Kisskadee, and the cleaner ones the second day are The Kingbird. Sorry for the confusion! Totally appealing birdies. Happy Holidays Ivor & be well (ꈍ∇ꈍ)

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      1. Thank you for the fascinating information about the Kiskadee, Cindy … Lol, most of my birdie photos are fuzzy, only occassionally do I manage a clear photo with my iPhone … 🦅😉

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  21. Wow Cindy! He’s so beautiful, how do you manage to capture such beautiful photos? I envy your skills! I’m sure it’s warmer down there than it is up here in Las Vegas but it was in the mid 60s today. Take care! ❤️😊

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    1. Thank you sincerely John and Yikes! That is quite cool for LV. Today was super humid and not pleasant, but we are heading back to The Sea of Cortez now so things should cool down (ꈍ∇ꈍ)

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  29. Vicki

    I’ve never heard of the Kiskadee, but then I’m sure there are many birds I don’t know.
    According to the Bird sites, we have 575 bird species in my state of Victoria and I only know about 100.
    Great photos as usual.

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  30. I spent 3 weeks in Cancun in October/November and these birds were all over down there. They would fly right over to our balconies and sing their song, which is how they got their name. Great pictures, Cindy.

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  47. Lovely fellahs! And lasses. We saw them when I was in the Cancun area. But think they do migrate to the north? I managed to get a good Mexican bird book too. Enjoy your stay and think there has been some good work protecting the ocean in Baja California.

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    1. Kisskadees don’t migrate, but their range extends to Southern Texas. Yes! Thankfully in the precious Baja Pennisula and The Sea of Cortez much of the ecosystem remains undeveloped (ꈍ∇ꈍ)

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