I was lucky to see this rarity on our Christmas Bird Count and took some time to get some photos. More details are posted on my Christmas Bird Count eBird checklist.
The Tropical Kingbird is one of the most abundant flycatchers in the neotropics where it continues to benefit from deforestation. It prefers disturbed areas, towns, villages, parks, gardens and pastures.
Three races are recognized. This is T. m. satrapa which ranges from the southwestern United States to northern South America. Birds from Mexico to Venezuela and offshore islands were formerly recognized as "T. m.chloronotus" which is now merged into T. m. satrapa. These birds are generally paler than populations further south. Satrapa sometimes occurs as a vagrant along the West Coast of the U.S.
Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LZ5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA |hand-held (no adapter)