Couch's Kingbird

Tyrannus couchii Baird, SF, 1858

Couch's Kingbird, Tyrannus couchii, is a tyrant flycatcher of the family Tyrannidae that breeds in southern Texas and eastern Mexico through to Belize. It was described by Baird, SF, 1858. Its range also reaches Middle America. The bird is associated with lightly wooded places, including sparse forest, thorn forest, suburban areas and the margins of wooded streams, and it is often found close to water, especially rivers. It can also occur along roadsides and at forest edges. A key feature is its dark, forked tail, together with a pale grey head and a bright yellow lower breast.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Breeding range

North America, Middle America: s Texas, e Mexico to Belize