• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Chordates (Phylum Chordata)

• Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)

• Birds (Class Aves)

CLASS AVES

Thick-billed Kingbird

This is a large kingbird with a very thick bill. Dusky brown upperparts. White throat, pale gray breast, pale yellow on belly and undertail coverts. Forages by observing from a perch and flying out to capture insects in mid-air. They will also occasionally glean insects from vegetation foliage and branches. They are found in a variety of open woodlands and woodland edges.