Cassin's Kingbird
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Size
Length: ??cm (??in), Wingspan: ??cm (??in)
Field Marks
Adult: Large head, dark, unforked tail with buffy fringe, gray head with slightly darker cheeks, grayish-olive upperparts, pale throat and contrasting darker breast, yellow lower breast to undertail coverts. Juvenile: Plumage somewhat duller than adult, pale edges to wings.
Similar species
Similar to several other species of kingbirds and can best be identified by its dark breast band. Tropical and Couch's Kingbirds have forked tails and darker cheeks. Western Kingbird has white outer tail feathers. Thick-billed Kingbird usually has whiter underparts and has a darker head. Brown-crested, Ash-throated and Great Crested Flycatchars are somewhat similar but have darker, browner crowns and brown and rusty tails.
Sounds
Feeding & Behavior
Often seen perched in exposed location where it flies out to catch insects and returns to the same perch.
Habitat & Nesting
Range
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