Tyrannus

E279764

genus taxon

Tyrannus is a genus of robust, often aggressive New World flycatchers known for their aerial insect hunting and territorial behavior.

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Label	Occurrences
Tyrannus canonical	4

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
behavior	aerial insect hunting ⓘ aggressive mobbing of larger birds ⓘ sallying from exposed perches ⓘ territorial defense ⓘ
belongsToInfraorder	Tyranni ⓘ surface form: Tyrannides
belongsToParvorder	Tyrannidae ⓘ surface form: Tyrannida
belongsToSuborder	Tyranni ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
commonName	kingbirds ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ surface form: Linnaeus
describedInYear	1766 ⓘ
diet	insectivorous ⓘ
distribution	New World ⓘ
ecologicalRole	aerial insect predator ⓘ
etymology	Latin for "tyrant" or "despot" ⓘ
family	Tyrannidae ⓘ
habitat	farmland ⓘ forest edges ⓘ open woodlands ⓘ savannas ⓘ urban and suburban areas ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
migration	includes migratory species ⓘ includes resident species ⓘ
morphology	medium-length tail ⓘ relatively large head ⓘ robust body ⓘ strong bill ⓘ
nativeRange	Caribbean ⓘ Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ
notableSpecies	Tyrannus forficatus ⓘ Tyrannus melancholicus ⓘ Tyrannus forficatus ⓘ surface form: Tyrannus savana Tyrannus tyrannus ⓘ Tyrannus verticalis ⓘ
notableTrait	aggressive territorial behavior ⓘ attacks larger birds such as hawks and crows ⓘ
order	Passeriformes ⓘ
parentTaxon	Tyrannidae ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	builds open cup nests in trees or shrubs ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
typeSpecies	Tyrannus forficatus ⓘ surface form: Tyrannus tyrannus

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scissor-tailed flycatcher → genus → Tyrannus ⓘ

Tyrannidae → hasMember → Tyrannus ⓘ

Tyrannus forficatus → genus → Tyrannus ⓘ

Cassin’s Kingbird → genus → Tyrannus ⓘ