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KingbirdEastern Common Name:
Eastern Kingbird
 
 
Scientific Name: Tyrannus tyrannus

 

Body Length & Habitat: 8 Inches / Roadsides & Wires, Woodland Edges, Farmland, Orchards & River Groves

 

Comment: The white tail tip, as if it were dipped in white paint, is this birds distinctive marking. It also has a small red crest which it raises occasionaly.