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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Tyrannus forficatus
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Tijereta Rosada
Family: Tyrannidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: M[uscicapa] forficata.


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Number of Photography: 7

Foto
Photography ID: 311677
  Adult
Parque Nacional Lagunas de Chacahua
Oaxaca
Mexico
01/01/2019
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 311186
  Adult
Santiago niltepec
Oaxaca
Mexico
12/25/2018
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 255429
  Adult
Jaco
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
01/11/2018
Luis Cesar Tejo
Foto
Photography ID: 190566
♂  Adult
Titutsville
Florida
United States
01/31/2017
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 190565
♂  Adult
Titutsville
Florida
United States
01/31/2017
Esteban Argerich
Foto
Photography ID: 189318
  Adult
Jaco
Puntarenas
Costa Rica
01/07/2017
Marcos Augusto Lartigau


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Number of Records: 18



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
91719327/02/2019Costa RicaGuanacasteBahia de los piratasPatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
86638302/01/2019MexicoOaxacaParque Nacional Lagunas de ChacahuaPablo Eguia
87171901/01/2019MexicoOaxacaParque Nacional Lagunas de ChacahuaPablo Eguia
86618925/12/2018MexicoOaxacaSantiago niltepecPablo Eguia
67938911/01/2018Costa RicaPuntarenasPlaya Hermosa, Jaco3Luis Cesar Tejo
67690011/01/2018Costa RicaPuntarenasPlaya Hermosa, Jaco3Daniela Espinosa
54155113/02/2017Costa RicaGuanacasteParque Nacional Palo VerdeUlises Balza
54496631/01/2017United StatesFloridaMerritt IslandEsteban Argerich
54277831/01/2017United StatesFloridaTitutsvilleEsteban Argerich
53846708/01/2017Costa RicaPuntarenasJacoMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.