What Kingbird ?

[Dan P]

Taken 1-30-2021 at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in Van Nuys, CA.

These photos were taken at dusk and I had to lighten them up quite a bit.  Is it possible to identify the species?

[Aidan B]

This is Cassin's Kingbird. Note the tail feathers with white tips, no white outer tail feathers, and a gray, not yellow breast. Cassin's is also the only expected Kingbird in Cali in January.

[blackburnian]

Agreed.

[AlexHenry]

10 hours ago, Aidan B said:

Cassin's is also the only expected Kingbird in Cali in January.

In a lot of coastal California, Tropical Kingbird is more expected than Cassin’s in winter.

But yeah, I agree 100% with Cassin’s

[IKLland]

10 hours ago, Aidan B said:

This is Cassin's Kingbird. Note the tail feathers with white tips, no white outer tail feathers, and a gray, not yellow breast. Cassin's is also the only expected Kingbird in Cali in January.

Agreed. Western is gone! And this is not a tropical.

[IKLland]

6 minutes ago, AlexHenry said:

In a lot of coastal California, Tropical Kingbird is more expected than Cassin’s in winter.

But yeah, I agree 100% with Cassin’s

SoCal has cassin’s year round 

[Tony Leukering]

10 hours ago, Aidan B said:

no white outer tail feathers

This is a piece of widespread incorrect "knowledge." Western Kingbirds do NOT have white outer tail feathers. They have white outer webs to the outermost pair of rectrices. However, Cassin's ALSO has white or pale outer webs to the outermost pair of rectrices. They're just not as obvious, not as extensive, not as white (typically), and not extending all the way to the base of the feathers (typically).

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