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Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis



Family: Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Authority: Richmond, 1898

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has declined rapidly for largely unknown reasons, and is extinct on two of the three island groups that it formerly occupied. It is classified as Endangered because it now has a very small and severely fragmented population, which continues to decline significantly.



Population size: 250-999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 105,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Giant Kingbird Tyrannus cubensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/giant-kingbird-tyrannus-cubensis on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.