tyrant flycatcher

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tyrant flycatcher

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The English name corresponds to translingual Tyrannidae, the taxonomic name. Tyrant flycatchers are so named because of the aggressive behavior of kingbirds (of genus Tyrannus, the type genus of the Tyrannidae) when defending their breeding territory.

noun tyrant flycatchers

Any of a group of passerine birds, of family Tyrannidae, that inhabit the Americas. In most parts of tropical America we may always find some species of woodpecker[,] tanager, bush-shrike, chatterer, trogon, toucan, cuckoo, and tyrant-flycatcher; and a few days' active search will produce more variety than can be here met with in as many months.

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noun group of birds

Español	atrapamoscas
日本語	太蘭鳥 tairanchō
中文	霸鶲 /霸鹟 bàwēng

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@misc{tyrant_flycatcher_2026,
  title = {tyrant flycatcher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tyrant%20flycatcher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}