The Eastern Kingbird [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Eastern Kingbird Looks Like

The Eastern Kingbird has overall_color color of blackish and white.

The Eastern Kingbird has above_color color of blackish.

The Eastern Kingbird has head color of blackish.

The Eastern Kingbird has face color of blackish.

The Eastern Kingbird has below_color color of white.

The Eastern Kingbird has back color of blackish.

The Eastern Kingbird has bill color of black.

The Eastern Kingbird has wing color of blackish.

The Eastern Kingbird has belly color of white.

The Eastern Kingbird has tail color of white and blackish.

The Eastern Kingbird has chest color of white.

The Eastern Kingbird has leg color of black.

The Eastern Kingbird has neck color of white.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Eastern Kingbird

The length of the Eastern Kingbird is from 7.5 inches to 9.1 inches (19.1 cm to 23.1 cm).

The weight of the Eastern Kingbird is from 1.2 ounces to 1.9 ounces (34.0 grams to 53.9 grams).

The wingspan of the Eastern Kingbird is from 13.0 inches to 15.0 inches (33.0 cm to 38.1 cm).

Pictures of the Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird by U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Northeast Region, from flickr, licensed under CC
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird by ethan.gosnell2, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Eastern Kingbird, Eastern kingbird by Andrew Weitzel, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird by fishhawk, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird Silhouette by vladeb, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird by fishhawk, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird by AcrylicArtist, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird by felicitydawn, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Eastern Kingbird, eastern kingbird by gurdonark, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird by Dawn Huczek, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Eastern Kingbird
adult Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird, Fledgling by Kelly Colgan Azar, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Eastern Kingbird
adult Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird adult by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Eastern Kingbird
juvenile Eastern Kingbird, Juvenile Eastern Kingbird – Rock Meadow Reservation – 2013-09-26 by BillDamon, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Eastern Kingbird
juvenile Eastern Kingbird, IMG_6431 by gary_leavens, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Eastern Kingbird
juvenile Eastern Kingbird, IMG_6434 by gary_leavens, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Eastern Kingbird
juvenile Eastern Kingbird, IMG_6423 by gary_leavens, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Eastern Kingbird
flight Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird in flight 05-23-2014 039 by Richard Hurd, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Eastern Kingbird
flight Eastern Kingbird, Eastern Kingbird in flight 06-14-2013 234 by Richard Hurd, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Eastern Kingbird

forages by keeping an eye on prey from a perch and then flying out to get them.

may hover while snatching food (such as insects or berries) from the foliage.

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What the Eastern Kingbird Likes to Eat

The Eastern Kingbird feeds on the following:

  • insects (beetles, wasps, bees, winged ants, grasshoppers, flies, leafhoppers)
  • honeybees
  • berries
  • wild fruits

Where To Find the Eastern Kingbird

You can find the Eastern Kingbird in the following habitats:

  • Wood edges
  • river groves
  • farms
  • shelterbelts
  • orchards
  • roadsides
  • edges of marshes
  • farmland
  • native tallgrass prairie
  • tropical forest