Eastern Kingbird Images and Information:
Tyrannus tyrannus
- Eastern Kingbirds are blackish on top, white below, they have large heads with dark caps and white chins with short, straight bills.
- Eastern Kingbirds are “tyrants” and will attack much larger birds that come near their nests.
- Eastern Kingbirds are migratory and contrary to their name their range extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific in North America. They spend winters in South America.
- Eastern Kingbirds preferred habitats include overgrown fields, forest edges, open areas with scattered shrubs or trees, urban environments including golf courses and parks and areas near water with overhanging trees.
- Eastern Kingbirds eat insects on their breeding grounds and on their wintering grounds they primarily eat fruits.
- Eastern Kingbirds lay 3 to 5 eggs which hatch in 16 to 18 days. The female incubates and they are monogamous.
- A group of kingbirds can be called a “court”, “tyranny” or “coronation” of kingbirds.
- Eastern Kingbirds can live up to 10 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Eastern Kingbird photos.
Young Eastern Kingbird close up
Title: Young Eastern Kingbird close up
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/15/2022
Young Eastern Kingbird in flight
Title: Young Eastern Kingbird in flight
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/18/2020
Immature Eastern Kingbird looking over its shoulder
Title: Immature Eastern Kingbird looking over its shoulder
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/18/2020
Young Eastern Kingbird and wild sunflowers
Title: Young Eastern Kingbird and wild sunflowers
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/18/2020
Immature Eastern Kingbird lifting off
Title: Immature Eastern Kingbird lifting off
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/18/2020
Young Eastern Kingbird hawking insects from a barbed wire fence
Title: Young Eastern Kingbird hawking insects from a barbed wire fence
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/18/2020
Adult Eastern Kingbird perched on a pickleweed
Title: Adult Eastern Kingbird perched on a pickleweed
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/23/2020
Eastern Kingbird hawking insects from a fence
Title: Eastern Kingbird hawking insects from a fence
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/12/2016
Centennial Valley Eastern Kingbird adult
Title: Centennial Valley Eastern Kingbird adult
Location: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 5/31/2016
Juvenile Eastern Kingbird regaining its balance
Title: Juvenile Eastern Kingbird regaining its balance
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/6/2015
Juvenile Eastern Kingbird at Farmington Bay WMA
Title: Juvenile Eastern Kingbird at Farmington Bay WMA
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/6/2015
Juvenile Eastern Kingbird looking down
Title: Juvenile Eastern Kingbird looking down
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/6/2015
Juvenile Eastern Kingbird perched on wires
Title: Juvenile Eastern Kingbird perched on wires
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/6/2015
Juvenile Eastern Kingbird perched on a fence post
Title: Juvenile Eastern Kingbird perched on a fence post
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/6/2015
Eastern Kingbird on a wire
Title: Eastern Kingbird on a wire
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 6/10/2014
Eastern Kingbird in the Centennial Valley
Title: Eastern Kingbird in the Centennial Valley
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/5/2013
Juvenile Eastern Kingbird
Title: Juvenile Eastern Kingbird
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 6/5/2013
Calling Eastern Kingbird at Bear River NWR
Title: Calling Eastern Kingbird at Bear River NWR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/23/2013
Eastern Kingbird perched on an old fence post
Title: Eastern Kingbird perched on an old fence post
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/20/2012
Eastern Kingbird back view
Title: Eastern Kingbird back view
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/3/2012