Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Zwaluwstaartkoningstiran |
| English | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
| English (United States) | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher |
| French | Tyran à longue queue |
| French (France) | Tyran à longue queue |
| German | Scherenschwanz-Königstyrann |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Pipirit ke long |
| Icelandic | Svöluhersir |
| Japanese | エンビタイランチョウ |
| Norwegian | saksetyrann |
| Polish | tyran różany |
| Russian | Длиннохвостый тиранн |
| Serbian | Makazorepa muharka |
| Slovak | postriežkar vidlochvostý |
| Spanish | Tijereta Rosada |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Tijereta Rosada |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Bobito cola de tijera |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Cola de Tijeras |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Tirano Tijereta Rosado |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tirano Tijereta Rosado |
| Spanish (Panama) | Tijereta Rosada |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Tijereta Rosada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tijereta rosada |
| Swedish | saxstjärtstyrann |
| Turkish | Çatal Kuyruklu Tiran |
| Ukrainian | Тиран мексиканський |
Tyrannus forficatus (Gmelin, 1789)
Definitions
- TYRANNUS
- tyrannus
- forficata / forficatus
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Authors
Jonathan V. Regosin
Recommended Citation
Regosin, J. V. (2020). Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sctfly.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
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- January 30, 2013
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Authors
Jonathan V. Regosin
Revisors
Jonathan V. Regosin
Recommended Citation
Regosin, J. V. (2013). Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.342
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
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- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Recommended Citation
Regosin, J. V. 1998. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus). In The Birds of North America, No. 342 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.342.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 6, 2014
- Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus
Authors
Jason A. Mobley
Recommended Citation
Mobley, J. A. (2014). Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.