Western Kingbird Images and Information:
Tyrannus verticalis
- Western Kingbirds are grayish on top, have whitish chests and throats, yellow bellies, black tails edged in white, large heads with heavy, straight bills.
- Western Kingbirds are “tyrants” and will attack much larger birds that come near their nests.
- Western Kingbirds are migratory. They spend winters in southern Mexico and Central America.
- Western Kingbirds preferred habitats include overgrown fields, forest edges, desert shrub, savannas, pastures, open areas with scattered shrubs or trees, urban environments including golf courses and parks.
- Western Kingbirds eat insects and on occasion they may consume fruit.
- Western Kingbirds lay 3 to 7 eggs which hatch in 18 to 19 days. The female incubates and they are monogamous.
- A group of kingbirds can be called a “court”, “tyranny” or “coronation” of kingbirds.
- Western Kingbirds can live up to 6 years.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Western Kingbird photos.
First of year Western Kingbird on a barb wire fence
Title: First of year Western Kingbird on a barb wire fence
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/26/2023
Spring Western Kingbird on a fence next to ranchlands
Title: Spring Western Kingbird on a fence next to ranchlands
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/26/2023
First of year Western Kingbird on a metal post
Title: First of year Western Kingbird on a metal post
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/26/2023
West Desert immature Western Kingbird
Title: West Desert immature Western Kingbird
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 8/17/2022
Young Western Kingbird looking over desert foothills
Title: Young Western Kingbird looking over desert foothills
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 8/17/2022
Young Western Kingbird in a desert
Title: Young Western Kingbird in a desert
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 8/17/2022
Immature Western Kingbird in the West Desert
Title: Immature Western Kingbird in the West Desert
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 8/17/2022
Young Western Kingbird after eating a bug
Title: Young Western Kingbird after eating a bug
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 8/17/2022
Western Kingbird with down near a Bullock’s Oriole nest
Title: Western Kingbird with down near a Bullock’s Oriole nest
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/13/2021
Western Kingbird in the mountains of the West Desert
Title: Western Kingbird in the mountains of the West Desert
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 5/27/2021
West Desert Western Kingbird on a juniper
Title: West Desert Western Kingbird on a juniper
Location: West Desert, Tooele County, Utah
Date: 5/27/2021
Adult Western Kingbird perched on rusty barbed wire
Title: Adult Western Kingbird perched on rusty barbed wire
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/4/2018
Western Kingbird siblings
Title: Western Kingbird siblings
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 8/3/2017
Juvenile Western Kingbird perched on a fence in Box Elder County
Title: Juvenile Western Kingbird perched on a fence in Box Elder County
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/1/2017
Curious Western Kingbird juvenile
Title: Curious Western Kingbird juvenile
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/1/2017
Juvenile Western Kingbird next to a country road
Title: Juvenile Western Kingbird next to a country road
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/1/2017
Black Mustard with Western Kingbird
Title: Black Mustard with Western Kingbird
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/18/2016
Western Kingbird with Black Mustard in the background
Title: Western Kingbird with Black Mustard in the background
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/18/2016
Juvenile Western Kingbird perched on an old fence post
Title: Juvenile Western Kingbird perched on an old fence post
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2015
An adult and juvenile Western Kingbird perched together
Title: An adult and juvenile Western Kingbird perched together
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/29/2015