Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Our Bird of the Week, the Western Kingbird, can be found across a wide area of the western United States and southern Canada. This colorful counterpart of the Eastern Kingbird is a member of the tyrant flycatcher family, a huge group of birds found in the Western Hemisphere that includes species ranging from the fiery little Vermillion Flycatcher of the American southwest, and Central and South America to the Cock-tailed Tyrant, a resident of South American savannas.
Although many bird species were adversely impacted by the waves of European settlement that spread across North America, the Western Kingbird continued to to survive and thrive – in fact, survey data show that their populations are increasing slightly across most of their nesting range. But just how has the Western Kingbird benefited from human expansion? Find out at bit.ly/4jIIFYC
Our Bird of the Week, the Western Kingbird, can be found across a wide area of the western United States and southern Canada. This colorful counterpart of the Eastern Kingbird is a member of the tyrant flycatcher family, a huge group of birds found in the Western Hemisphere that includes species ranging from the fiery little Vermillion Flycatcher of the American southwest, and Central and South America to the Cock-tailed Tyrant, a resident of South American savannas.
Although many bird species were adversely impacted by the waves of European settlement that spread across North America, the Western Kingbird continued to to survive and thrive – in fact, survey data show that their populations are increasing slightly across most of their nesting range. But just how has the Western Kingbird benefited from human expansion? Find out at bit.ly/4jIIFYC
