Tropical Kingbird
Grief tyrant
The funeral tyrant (Tyrannus melancholicus ) is a kind of tyrant. Grief Tyrant occur in almost all of South and Central America and with an estimated population of 200 million individuals, the most common type of tyrant king.
Appearance
The funeral tyrant achieved grown a body length 18-24 centimeters. It weighs an average of 35 grams.
The apex and the neck are gray. Of which clearly stands out from the black reins, running from the base to the beak eye. The throat is white. The body and wings are gray-green. The underside is bright yellow. The tail is slightly forked and brown.
Distribution and habitat
The breeding grounds of grief tyrant extends from southern Arizona and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas through Central America into the central region of Argentina and the west of Peru. Grief Tyrant also occur in Trinidad and Tobago. The birds breeding in the extreme north and south of their range are migratory birds. Otherwise, it is a state bird.
The habitat of mourning tyrants are semi- open landscapes, which are loosely contains trees and shrubs. They have also opened up human settlement areas and occur in gardens and along roads.
Behavior
Mourning tyrants are insectivore that keep often at very high perches for prey. The insects are usually caught in the air. They defend their territories aggressively also to birds, which are much larger than they are. The nest is built in trees and is a loosely assembled hemisphere. The nest consists of two to three eggs. The shell color of eggs is cream with reddish-brown speckles. It broods alone the female. The young birds leave 18-19 days after hatching the nest.