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Oklahoma species impacted by Global Warming
Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher
(Tyrannus forficatus)

State bird of Oklahoma
Photo © Rob Curtis / The Early Birder
Learn more about this bird at eNature.com

 
The scissor-tailed flycatcher is not in danger of disappearing from Oklahoma.

Description
14" (36 cm). Adult has bright salmon-pink sides and belly; pale grayish-white head, upper back, and breast. More than half its length is the very long and deeply forked black and white tail. Young birds similar, but have shorter tail and lack bright pink on sides and belly.

Voice
A harsh kee-kee-kee-kee. Also chattering notes like those of Eastern kingbird.

Habitat
Open country along roadsides and on ranches with scattered trees and bushes; also fence wires and posts.
See birds in your state with populations that are:

Acadian Flycatcher
American Redstart
Baltimore Oriole
Bank Swallow
Brewer's Sparrow
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Carolina Chickadee
Cerulean Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Common Yellowthroat
Field Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Hooded Warbler
House Wren
Indigo Bunting
Kentucky Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Ovenbird
Prairie Warbler
Red-eyed Vireo
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Scarlet Tanager
Summer Tanager
Tree Swallow
Warbling Vireo
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
American Goldfinch



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The background information for this presentation comes from The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming, which was prepared by Jeff Price, Ph.D., American Bird Conservancy and Patricia Glick, M.S., National Wildlife Federation.

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