kingbird

English - Turkish

Definition of kingbird in English Turkish dictionary: bir tür sinekçil; kral kuş

English - English

Definition of kingbird in English English dictionary: A group of large insectivorous passerine birds of the genus Tyrannus; Called also bee bird, and bee martin; It is dark ash above, and blackish on the head and tail; See under King; It is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail; Several Southern and Western species of Tyrannus are also called king birds; It is a typical tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing; A small American bird Tyrannus tyrannus, or T; The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright orange basal spot when erected; The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges; Carolinensis, noted for its courage in attacking larger birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they approach its nest in the breeding season; large American flycatcher; The king tody
arkansas kingbird: a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale gray and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black
cassin's kingbird: a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely gray with a yellow abdomen
eastern kingbird: a kingbird that breeds in North American and winters in tropical America; distinguished by a white band on the tip of the tail
gray kingbird: a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird

kingbird

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king·bird

kîngbırd

/ˈkəɴɢˌbərd/ /ˈkɪŋˌbɜrd/

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