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Tyrannus dominicensis (Gmelin, 1788)
Gray Kingbird
Family: Tyrannidae
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Introduction


Considered one of the most unexpected rarities to occur in B.C., the single historic specimen of this species from western Vancouver Island is almost unbelievable given that the species breeds no closer to the province than the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Gulf coast of the United States. This record is remarkable even given the well-known tendency of kingbirds and several other large flycatchers to undergo extreme vagrancy and will not likely be repeated any time in the foreseeable future.

1.(1) immature; September 29, 1889; Cape Beale, near Bamfield

Note Authors: Rick Toochin and Jamie Fenneman

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
NativeSNAAccidentalNot Listed



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