Grey Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Tyrannus
eBird Code
grykin

Vocalizations

Dan MacNeal · CC_BY_4_0
er-birds · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Tyrannus dominicensis dominicensis

    breeds coastal southeastern USA and West Indies (except Lesser Antilles) to Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire; northern breeders migrate southward for the winter to Panama and Colombia eastward to French Guiana

  • Tyrannus dominicensis vorax

    breeds Lesser Antilles; winters to Trinidad and the Guianas

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.