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Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) call
A loud, burry chi-bew or ka-beer from treetops and wires.
Listen to the Cassin's Kingbird call
A field recording of the Cassin's Kingbird (Tyrannus vociferans) by Linzy L., shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Cassin's Kingbird in urban, parkland and woodland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Cassin's Kingbird
These birds belong to the tyrant flycatcher family, like the Cassin's Kingbird, so their calls can sound alike.
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Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans
A sharp tsip call and a thin two-part pi-tsee, pi-tsew song near water.
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Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Sharp kip notes that build into squeaky, bickering chatter from roadside wires.
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Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya
A plaintive, down-slurred pee-ur whistle from a fence, barn or rock.
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Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens
A rolling ka-brick and a soft, burry prrt from oak and scrub.
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Western Flycatcher Empidonax difficilis
A sharp, rising, two-part tsee-WEET call, like a question, from shady forest in summer.
Questions
Questions about the Cassin's Kingbird
What does the Cassin's Kingbird sound like?
A loud, burry chi-bew or ka-beer from treetops and wires. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Cassin's Kingbird?
Black Phoebe, Western Kingbird, Say's Phoebe, Ash-throated Flycatcher and Western Flycatcher sound similar.
Where can I hear the Cassin's Kingbird?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of California course.
How can I learn the Cassin's Kingbird call?
In SongLark's Birds of California course, it comes in Level 9: Southern California. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Cassin's Kingbird in its Birds of California course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of California, the Cassin's Kingbird comes in Level 9: Southern California. That Level is about palm-lined streets, sage scrub and rocky canyons.
Learn it with these birds in Level 9 of Birds of California
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Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos
Endless strings of borrowed phrases, each repeated three or more times, often all night.
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Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus
A sharp, rising wheet and a hurried, chattering warble from palm trees.
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California Thrasher Toxostoma redivivum
A loud, rambling song of rich phrases, each repeated once or twice, from the top of a bush.
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California Gnatcatcher Polioptila californica
A kitten-like, rising and falling zeeer mew from coastal sage scrub.
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Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena
A bright, scratchy run of paired notes that speeds up, from a brushy hillside.
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Canyon Wren Catherpes mexicanus
A cascade of clear, sweet notes that slides down the scale and echoes off cliffs.
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Rufous-crowned Sparrow Aimophila ruficeps
A dry, jumbled, chattering song and a nasal dear-dear-dear from rocky, grassy slopes.
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