Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | tirà melancòlic |
| Dutch | Tropische Koningstiran |
| English | Tropical Kingbird |
| English (United States) | Tropical Kingbird |
| French | Tyran mélancolique |
| French (France) | Tyran mélancolique |
| German | Trauerkönigstyrann |
| Icelandic | Gallhersir |
| Japanese | オリーブタイランチョウ |
| Norwegian | tropekongetyrann |
| Polish | tyran melancholijny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | suiriri |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Suiriri |
| Russian | Королевский тиранн |
| Serbian | Tropska kraljevska tiranka |
| Slovak | postriežkar čiernozobý |
| Spanish | Tirano Melancólico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Suirirí Real |
| Spanish (Chile) | Suirirí real |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Tirano Tropical |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Pitirre tropical |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Tirano Tropical |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Tirano Tropical |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tirano Pirirí |
| Spanish (Panama) | Tirano Tropical |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Suiriri real |
| Spanish (Peru) | Tirano Tropical |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tirano melancólico |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Benteveo Real |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pitirre Chicharrero |
| Swedish | tropisk kungstyrann |
| Turkish | Tropikal Tiran |
| Ukrainian | Тиран тропічний |
Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus
Version: 1.0 — Published April 5, 2013
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The typical call of Tropical Kingbird is described as a "bright, slightly liquid . . . tree-ee-eer and tril-il-il-iil-l " (Howell and Webb 1995).
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
Tropical Kingbird also gives a dawn song throughout the year, starting before first light and consisting of a short series of pip notes that lead to a medley of thin ascending trills or twitters (Mobley 2004, AEJ personal observation). Partners may call back and forth with a variety of high trills while moving the wings or during short flights (Mobley 2004).
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Tropical Kingbird can be heard at Macaulay Library, at xeno-canto, and at Internet Bird Collection.
Nonvocal Sounds
The wings of Tropical Kingbird in flight make a crackling sound at close range (Stiles and Skutch 1989), and Tropical Kingbirds fighting each other or chasing predators snap the bill (Smith 1966).
