Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tyrant Flycatchers :: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1789)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Muscivora forficata

Photographs

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Dec 31, 2002 © William Hull  Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Dec 31, 2002 © William Hull  Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Dec 31, 2002 © William Hull  Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Dec 31, 2002 © William Hull  Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Jan 1, 2003 © William Hull 
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Range

Mid-western United States and ex. n. Mexico;
Sc. United States (e. New Mexico, se. Colorado, s. Nebraska, nc. Missouri, c. Arkansas, w. Louisiana and Texas with isolated breeding populations in c. Iowa, ne. Mississippi, nc. Tennessee, nw. Alabama and South Carolina) and n. Mexico s. to n. Nuevo Leon.
Winter s. in s. Mexico and Central America to Panama and s. Florida.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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