Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

Also known as:Pitirre

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Identification

Field notes

23 cm (9") Common on Florida Keys. Casual to rare along the eastern coast. The tail has no terminal white band like the Eastern Kingbird.

Song: buzzy "pecheer-ry".

Details in the field

Photo gallery

4 photos

Credit: Isidro Vila Verde

Credit: Dave Govoni

asa Grande Mountain Retreat, Barrio Caonillas, Utuado, PR

Credit: Dave Govoni

Credit: Isidro Vila Verde

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Credit: Avespampa

Strange Gray Kingbird

Credit: Ro Teul

Bird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant 2 rules

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

Gray Kingbird

2 rules

Rule 1 18 criteria confidence 2

What SIZE was the TAIL ?: Short · Medium · Long · Unknown
What SHAPE was the TAIL ?: Square or slightly notched at the end · Forked · Unknown
What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ?: None · Unknown
What colour was the TAIL ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Yellow · Olive (yellowish-green) · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?: Uniform color · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Medium · Long · Very long · Unknown
What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ?: Dark area behind, under, through or around the eye · NONE of the above or a PLAIN unmarked FACE · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ?: Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Sparrow-sized · Robin-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHEN was the bird seen ?: Spring · Summer · Fall
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Southeastern United States

result:860-gray-kingbird:1:1 Source: 860 Gray Kingbird, row 1

Rule 2 18 criteria confidence 1

What SIZE was the TAIL ?: Short · Medium · Long · Unknown
What SHAPE was the TAIL ?: Square or slightly notched at the end · Forked · Unknown
What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ?: None · Unknown
What colour was the TAIL ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Yellow · Olive (yellowish-green) · Unknown
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ?: Uniform color · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: White, or pale (grayish-white) · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and slender · Straight and thick · Conical and slender · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Medium · Long · Very long · Unknown
What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ?: Dark area behind, under, through or around the eye · NONE of the above or a PLAIN unmarked FACE · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan · Red, or pink · Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ?: Blue · Gray, or blue-gray · Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Sparrow-sized · Robin-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHEN was the bird seen ?: Spring · Summer · Fall
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Northeastern Canada or United States

result:860-gray-kingbird:2:1 Source: 860 Gray Kingbird, row 2