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Couch's kingbird

Tyrannus couchii S. F. Baird, 1858

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The couch's kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) is a species in the family Tyrannidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 39 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the couch's kingbird

Weight
39 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.25 – 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the couch's kingbird live?

Not recorded

What is the couch's kingbird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Couch's kingbird (Tyrannus couchii) is a passerine tyrant flycatcher of the kingbird genus. It is found from southern Texas along the Gulf Coast to the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, Belize and northern Guatemala. It is also found in the lower stretches of the Rio Grande Valley.

The species is named after soldier and naturalist Darius N. Couch.

From the Wikipedia article “Couch's kingbird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Couch%27s_kingbird&oldid=1378900463), 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 couch's kingbird endangered?

The couch'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 couch's kingbird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTyrannidae
  6. genusTyrannus
  7. SpeciesTyrannus couchii S. F. Baird, 1858

Synonyms Tyrannus chloronotus, Tyrannus melancholicus chloronotus, Tyrannus melancholicus couchi

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • tirà de CouchCatalan
  • tyran CouchůvCzech
  • teyrnaderyn CouchWelsh
  • TornkongetyranDanish
  • TexastyrannGerman
  • Texas-TyrannGerman
  • TexaskönigstyrannGerman
  • teksasa tiranoEsperanto
  • Tirano CuirSpanish
  • Tirano silbadorSpanish
  • ahasnokk-türanntikatEstonian
  • meksikontyranniFinnish
  • Tyran de CouchFrench
  • meksički silnikCroatian
  • Re dei tiranni di CouchItalian
  • ヒガシオリーブタイランチョウJapanese
  • teksasinis karališkasis tironasLithuanian
  • Kūča karaļputnsLatvian
  • Texaanse KoningstiranDutch
  • mayakongetyrannNorwegian
  • tyran teksaskiPolish
  • suiriri-silvadorPortuguese
  • tirano-assobiadeiroPortuguese
  • Техасский тираннRussian
  • Техасский королевский тираннRussian
  • postriežkar tmavolíciSlovak
  • Kaučova kraljevska tirankaSerbian
  • mexikansk kungstyrannSwedish
  • Meksika Körfezi TiranıTurkish
  • тиран техаськийUkrainian
  • 库氏王霸鹟Chinese
  • 庫奇氏王霸鶲Chinese

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Relatives of the couch'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 couch's kingbird?

An adult couch's kingbird weighs 39 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the couch's kingbird endangered?

The couch'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 couch's kingbird?

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{couch_s_kingbird_2026,
  title = {Couch's kingbird (Tyrannus couchii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/couch-s-kingbird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}