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The white-throated kingbird is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 35 to 38 g (1.2 to 1.3 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly pale gray head with a partially hidden pale orange or yellowish patch in the center of the crown. They have a dusky band from the lores to the ear coverts that forms a "mask". Their upperparts are mostly bright olive green. Their wings are dull blackish brown with pale edges on the coverts and secondaries. Their tail is black and notched. Voice: The white-throated kingbird is not very vocal. Its typical call is "a shrill, trilled tic tic tic'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'i'i". It also occasionally makes a "long and irregular series of tic notes and trills" that may continue for several minutes.
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When to see the White-throated Kingbird
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Where to see the White-throated Kingbird
The map shades 10 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the White-throated Kingbird
The white-throated kingbird is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela, in French Guiana as a vagrant, and possibly in Argentina and Colombia.
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Easily confused with
Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularisThe snowy-throated kingbird is 18.5 to 19 cm (7.3 to 7.5 in) long; one male weighed 34.4 g (1.2 oz).
Giant KingbirdTyrannus cubensisThe giant kingbird is the largest member of genus Tyrannus.
Thick-billed KingbirdTyrannus crassirostrisThe thick-billed kingbird is about 25 cm (9.8 in) long and weighs about 52 to 59 g (1.8 to 2.1 oz).
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