Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Passeriformes > Tyrannidae > Tyrannus > Tyrannus forficatusTyrannus forficatus (Scissor-tailed Flycatcher)Synonyms: Muscicapa forficata; Muscivora forficata Language: French; Spanish The scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), also known as the Texas bird-of-paradise and swallow-tailed flycatcher, is a long-tailed bird of the genus Tyrannus, whose members are collectively referred to as kingbirds. The kingbirds are a group of large insectivorous (insect-eating) birds in the tyrant flycatcher (Tyrannidae) family. The scissor-tailed flycatcher is found in North and Central America. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 3.51134 EDGE Score: 1.50659 |
Adult Weight [1] | 39 grams | Birth Weight [3] | 3.4 grams | | Breeding Habitat [2] | Temperate grasslands, Agricultural | Wintering Geography [2] | Pacific Lowlands | Wintering Habitat [2] | Tropical dry forests, Agricultural | | Diet [4] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Granivore | Diet - Fruit [4] | 20 % | Diet - Invertibrates [4] | 60 % | Diet - Seeds [4] | 20 % | Forages - Mid-High [4] | 60 % | Forages - Understory [4] | 20 % | Forages - Ground [4] | 20 % | | Clutch Size [6] | 4 | Fledging [1] | 14 days | Global Population (2017 est.) [2] | 11,000,000 | Incubation [5] | 16 days | Mating System [3] | Monogamy | Migration [7] | Intercontinental |
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Name |
Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
Report |
Climate |
Land Use |
Central American dry forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Central American montane forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Central American pine-oak forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Central tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central U.S. hardwood forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Chiapas montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Chihuahuan desert |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Chimalapas montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Costa Rican seasonal moist forests |
Costa Rica |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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East Central Texas forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Everglades |
United States |
Neotropic |
Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
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Flint Hills tall grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Florida sand pine scrub |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Isthmian-Pacific moist forests |
Costa Rica, Panama |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Oaxacan montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Ozark Mountain forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Panamanian dry forests |
Panama |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Pantanos de Centla |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Petén-Veracruz moist forests |
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Piney Woods forests |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra de los Tuxtlas |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Sierra Madre de Chiapas moist forest |
Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine-oak forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Madre del Sur pine-oak forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests |
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South Florida rocklands |
United States |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Southern Pacific dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Talamancan montane forests |
Costa Rica, Panama |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Tamaulipan matorral |
Mexico |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Tamaulipan mezquital |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Tehuacán Valley matorral |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Deserts and Xeric Shrublands |
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Veracruz dry forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
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Veracruz moist forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Veracruz montane forests |
Mexico |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Western Gulf Coastal grasslands |
Mexico, United States |
Nearctic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Western short grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Algonquin Provincial Park |
IV |
1868802 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Amistad National Recreation Area |
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Texas, United States |
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Arkansas Post National Memorial National Monument |
V |
424 |
Arkansas, United States |
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Big Bend Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
815561 |
Texas, United States |
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Big Cypress National Preserve |
V |
732120 |
Florida, United States |
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Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Area of Critical Environmental Concern |
V |
3906 |
California, United States |
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Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
4842 |
Georgia, United States |
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
16363 |
Delaware, United States |
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Buffalo National River National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
59947 |
Arkansas, United States |
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Cabrillo National Monument |
V |
149 |
California, United States |
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California Coast Ranges Biosphere Reserve |
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153447 |
California, United States |
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore |
II |
21476 |
North Carolina, United States |
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Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
8964 |
South Carolina, United States |
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park |
II |
15448 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve |
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310228 |
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, United States |
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Central Gulf Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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40530 |
United States |
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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary |
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California, United States |
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Channel Islands National Park |
II |
139010 |
California, United States |
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Chickasaw National Recreation Area |
V |
7025 |
Oklahoma, United States |
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Corcovado National Park |
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115845 |
Costa Rica |
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Death Valley National Park |
II |
762125 |
California, Nevada, United States |
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Farallon National Wildlife Refuge |
IV |
352 |
California, United States |
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Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
66133 |
Arkansas, United States |
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary |
IV |
2387149 |
Florida, United States |
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Fort Davis National Historic Site |
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Texas, United States |
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Fort Larned National Historic Site |
III |
706 |
Kansas, United States |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument |
V |
4213 |
Georgia, United States |
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Fundy National Park |
II |
52716 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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George WA Carver National Monument |
V |
210 |
Missouri, United States |
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Glen Canyon National Recreation Area |
V |
1087901 |
Arizona, Utah, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
II |
46114 |
Texas, United States |
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Jean Lafitte National Hist. Park & Preserve National Historical Park |
II |
17686 |
Louisiana, United States |
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Konza Prairie Biosphere Reserve |
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8617 |
Kansas, United States |
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La Amistad International Park National Park |
II |
541617 |
Panama, Costa Rica |
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Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
28351 |
Louisiana, United States |
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area |
V |
670229 |
Arizona, Nevada, United States |
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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area |
V |
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Texas, United States |
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Lake Superior Provincial Park |
IV |
351011 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Little River National Wildlife Refuge |
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Oklahoma, United States |
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Little St. Simons Island |
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Georgia, United States |
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Long Point Biosphere Reserve |
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100325 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Maya Multiple Use Area |
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1156412 |
Guatemala |
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Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve |
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5901 |
California, United States |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Organ Pipe Cactus Biosphere Reserve |
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327376 |
Arizona, United States |
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways National River and Wild and Scenic Riverway |
V |
54621 |
Missouri, United States |
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Padre Island National Seashore |
II |
42068 |
Texas, United States |
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Palo Verde National Park |
II |
46190 |
Costa Rica |
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Point Reyes National Seashore |
II |
27068 |
California, United States |
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Redwood National Park |
II |
77867 |
California, United States |
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Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve |
VI |
955579 |
Queretaro, Mexico |
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Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge |
VI |
23844 |
Oklahoma, United States |
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Sevilleta LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
IV |
228335 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Shortgrass Steppe LTER Site Long Term Ecological Research |
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Colorado, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Tikal National Park |
II |
142943 |
Guatemala |
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Vicksburg National Military Park |
V |
1651 |
Mississippi, United States |
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Virginia Coast Biosphere Reserve |
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33386 |
Virginia, United States |
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White Sands National Monument |
III |
139922 |
New Mexico, United States |
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Wilson's Creek National Battlefield |
V |
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Missouri, United States |
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Yellowstone Biosphere Reserve |
II |
2196863 |
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, United States |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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