Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus

Brazilian name: suiriri
Tropical  Kingbird, Anavilhanas, Amazonas, Brazil, July 2001 - click for larger image Brazil and Colombia

The Tropical Kingbird is one of the most abundant birds of open and semi-open habitat and it has adapted well to towns and cities.

Tropical  Kingbird, Borba, Amazonas, Brazil, August 2004 - click for larger image It is found from Central America to central Argentina but is missing from southern Peru and Chile. See the distribution map at NatureServe.

There is a semi-concealed orange crown patch on its grey head and it has a pale grey throat leading to a dusky olive breast and yellow underparts.

Tropical  Kingbird, Aguas de ão Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil, December 2006 - click for larger image

It usually perches out in the open and is one of the first birds to sing in the day often before sunrise. It is also very pugnacious and will chase away much bigger birds in a somewhat "tyrannical" way.

Tropical  Kingbird, Montezuma, Tatama, Risaralda, Colombia, April 2012 - click for larger image
Tropical  Kingbird, Montezuma, Tatama, Risaralda, Colombia, April 2012 - click for larger image
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