Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Family: Tyrant flycatchers
Tropical Kingbird is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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Nests average about 13.2 cm across and 7.6 cm tall, with interior cup about 7.6 cm across and 4.1 cm deep.
The eggs are whitish or pale pink with variable amounts of dark blotching.
Aplomado falcons have been known to prey on adult tropical kingbirds, while eggs and young have been attacked by swallow-tailed kites and chestnut-mandibled toucans.