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Tyrannus verticalis
Western Kingbird
George Washington Carver National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Occasional

Scientific Name with Authority:		Tyrannus verticalis Say, 1822
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Passeriformes, Family Tyrannidae, Genus Tyrannus, Species Tyrannus verticalis


Seasonality Tags:
Resident


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		MO: SNRB
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument	Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Aztec Ruins National Monument
Badlands National Park	Bandelier National Monument
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site	Big Bend National Park
Big Cypress National Preserve	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Biscayne National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Bryce Canyon National Park
Cabrillo National Monument	Canaveral National Seashore
Canyon De Chelly National Monument	Canyonlands National Park
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Capitol Reef National Park
Capulin Volcano National Monument	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Cedar Breaks National Monument
Chaco Culture National Historical Park	Chamizal National Memorial
Channel Islands National Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colorado National Monument	Congaree National Park
Coronado National Memorial	Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Death Valley National Park
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
El Malpais National Monument	El Morro National Monument
Everglades National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Bowie National Historic Site
Fort Davis National Historic Site	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Larned National Historic Site	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Fossil Butte National Monument
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Golden Spike National Historical Park	Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Homestead National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Isle Royale National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Jewel Cave National Monument
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Joshua Tree National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lava Beds National Monument	Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Manzanar National Historic Site	Mesa Verde National Park
Minidoka National Historic Site	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Mojave National Preserve
Montezuma Castle National Monument	National Capital Parks-East
Natural Bridges National Monument	Navajo National Monument
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Padre Island National Seashore	Parashant National Monument
Petrified Forest National Park	Petroglyph National Monument
Pinnacles National Park	Pipe Spring National Monument
Pipestone National Monument	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Sitka National Historical Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt National Park	Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tonto National Monument
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Tuzigoot National Monument	Walnut Canyon National Monument
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	White Sands National Park
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wind Cave National Park
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	1/28/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/25/2025 1:38:00 PM

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