Scissor-tailed flycatcher
| Scissor-tailed flycatcher | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Tyrannus |
| Species: | T. forficatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tyrannus forficatus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Breeding Migration Nonbreeding
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| Synonyms | |
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Muscivora forficata | |
The scissor-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus), known as swallow-tailed flycatcher or scissorstail, is a long-tailed insectivorous bird of the genus Tyrannus, whose members are collectively referred to as kingbirds. It is found in North and Central America, and is Oklahoma's State Bird.