Giant Kingbird (Tyrannus cubensis)
About the Giant Kingbird
The giant kingbird (Tyrannus cubensis) is an endangered species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Cuba. The giant kingbird was originally assigned the binomial Tyrannus magnirostris in 1839. However, that name had already been used for another species, so by the principle of priority Richmond named it the current Tyrannus cubensis in 1898. The giant kingbird and the grey kingbird (T. dominicensis) are sister species and the pair are probably sister to the tropical kingbird (T. melancholicus). The giant kingbird is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 10 recordings for this species: 8 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Cuba in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannusrecording
- Fork-tailed FlycatcherTyrannus savanarecording
- Grey KingbirdTyrannus dominicensisrecording
- Snowy-throated KingbirdTyrannus niveigularisrecording
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.