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Cassin's kingbird

Tyrannus vociferans Swainson, 1826

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The cassin's kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) is a species in the family Tyrannidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 41.4 g to 45.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the cassin's kingbird

Weight
41.4 g – 45.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
15.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the cassin's kingbird live?

Not recorded

What is the cassin's kingbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Cassin's kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) is a large tyrant flycatcher native to western North America. The name of this bird commemorates the American ornithologist John Cassin.

From the Wikipedia article “Cassin's kingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cassin%27s_kingbird&oldid=1314515917), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the cassin's kingbird endangered?

The cassin's kingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the cassin's kingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTyrannidae
  6. genusTyrannus
  7. SpeciesTyrannus vociferans Swainson, 1826
Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • tirà de CassinCatalan
  • tyran křiklavýCzech
  • teyrnaderyn CassinWelsh
  • Nordlig KongetyranDanish
  • CassintyrannGerman
  • Cassin-TyrannGerman
  • CassinkönigstyrannGerman
  • kriema tiranoEsperanto
  • Tirano ChibiúSpanish
  • Tirano gritónSpanish
  • salu-türanntikatEstonian
  • tarhatyranniFinnish
  • Tyran de CassinFrench
  • olovastoleđi silnikCroatian
  • tiranno di CassinItalian
  • Re dei tiranni di CassinItalian
  • ハシボソタイランチョウJapanese
  • hashibosotairanchouJapanese
  • Kasino karališkasis tironasLithuanian
  • skaļais karaļputnsLatvian
  • Cassins KoningstiranDutch
  • krattkongetyrannNorwegian
  • tyran krzykliwyPolish
  • tirano-gritadorPortuguese
  • suiriri-gritadorPortuguese
  • Серогрудый тираннRussian
  • Королевский тиранн КассинаRussian
  • postriežkar krikľavýSlovak
  • Kasinova kraljevska tirankaSerbian
  • larmkungstyrannSwedish
  • cassinkungstyrannSwedish
  • Cassins kungstyrannSwedish
  • Kayalık Dağları TiranıTurkish
  • тиран-крикунUkrainian
  • 卡氏王霸鹟Chinese
  • 卡辛氏王霸鶲Chinese

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Relatives of the cassin's kingbird

Other species in the same genus Tyrannus.

LC, Least Concern

Gray kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

TyrannidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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How big is the cassin's kingbird?

An adult cassin's kingbird weighs 41.4 g – 45.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cassin's kingbird endangered?

The cassin's kingbird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the cassin's kingbird?

The cassin's kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cassin's kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cassin-s-kingbird

MLA

“Cassin's kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cassin-s-kingbird.

BibTeX
@misc{cassin_s_kingbird_2026,
  title = {Cassin's kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cassin-s-kingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}