gray kingbird การใช้
- The adult gray kingbird is an average-sized kingbird.
- There are two species of tyrant flycatcher found on the island, the gray kingbird ( " Tyrannus dominicensis " ) which is quite common; often seen perched on power lines, and the Caribbean elaenia ( " Elaenia martinica " ) which is more rare.
- Gray kingbirds ( " Tyrannus dominicensis " ) and smooth billed anis ( " Crotophaga ani " ) are also present, and the Key West quail dove ( " Geotrygon chrysia " ) and the Zenaida dove ( " Zenaida aurita " ) are reportedly historic breeders in the Florida Keys ( Robertson and Woolfenden 1992 ).
- The larvae feed in groups and their striking patterns may be aposematic, as reported by Becker and Miller ( 2002 ) : One male was tossed towards a gray kingbird, Tyrannus dominicensis ( Gmelin ), who caught it in the air, returned to its perch, tried to swallow the moth, then spit it out and cleaned its beak against the branch .