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Tyrannus vociferans

Swainson, 1826

Cassin's Kingbird

G5Secure Found in 65 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100652
Element CodeABPAE52030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusTyrannus
Other Common Names
Tirano Gritón (ES) Tyran de Cassin (FR)
Concept Reference
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). 1998. Check-list of North American birds. Seventh edition. American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C. [as modified by subsequent supplements and corrections published in The Auk]. Also available online: http://www.aou.org/.
Conservation Status
Review Date1996-12-02
Change Date1996-12-02
Range Extent Comments
BREEDS: central California, northern Arizona, southern Utah, Colorado, eastern Wyoming, southeastern Montana, east to southwestern Kansas, western Oklahoma, western Texas, south to northwestern Baja California and northwestern mainland of Mexico. WINTERS: central California and northwestern Mexico, south to southern Baja California and Guatemala.
Ecology & Habitat

Description

See Kaufman (1992, Am. Birds 46:323-326) for information on identification.

Habitat

Dry savanna, open scrub, riparian woodland, along creek washes, canyons along streams, and pinyon-juniper-oak woodland; in winter also in highland pine-oak association and dry scrub (AOU 1983). Usually nests in trees, about 6-12 m above ground.

Reproduction

Clutch size is 2-5 (usually 3-4). Incubation, by female, lasts 12-14 days. Young leave nest in about 14 days.
Terrestrial Habitats
Woodland - HardwoodWoodland - ConiferWoodland - MixedShrubland/chaparralSavannaOld field
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5B
ProvinceRankNative
AlabamaSNAYes
ArizonaS5Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
MontanaS4BYes
Navajo NationS4BYes
NevadaSNAYes
New MexicoS5B,S5NYes
KansasSNAYes
WyomingS3BYes
ColoradoS4BYes
South DakotaS1BYes
TexasS3BYes
OklahomaS2BYes
NebraskaS3Yes
UtahS2BYes
Roadless Areas (65)
Arizona (15)
AreaForestAcres
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Burro CanyonKaibab National Forest19,928
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
CenterfireApache-Sitgreaves National Forests13,130
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
NolanApache-Sitgreaves National Forests6,780
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
California (25)
AreaForestAcres
Cahuilla MountainSan Bernardino National Forest6,952
CajonSan Bernardino National Forest7,548
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest1,249
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
Dry LakesLos Padres National Forest17,043
Fish CanyonAngeles National Forest29,886
Glass MountainInyo National Forest52,867
Magic MountainAngeles National Forest15,542
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest14,177
MatilijaLos Padres National Forest5,218
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
NordhoffLos Padres National Forest12,031
Pine CreekCleveland National Forest503
Red MountainAngeles National Forest8,034
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
Sespe - FrazierLos Padres National Forest106,910
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
TrabucoCleveland National Forest23,341
TuleAngeles National Forest9,861
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekCaribou-Targhee National Forest118,582
New Mexico (21)
AreaForestAcres
Apache Kid ContiguousCibola National Forest67,542
Bull CanyonCarson National Forest11,512
Candian RiverCibola National Forest7,149
Capitan MountainsLincoln National Forest14,069
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Frisco BoxGila National Forest38,979
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Little Dog And Pup CanyonsLincoln National Forest25,412
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
NolanGila National Forest13,051
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
Ryan HillCibola National Forest34,201
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
Taylor CreekGila National Forest16,639
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
South Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
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