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Scissor-tailed flycatcher : ウィキペディア英語版 | Scissor-tailed flycatcher
The scissor-tailed flycatcher (''Tyrannus forficatus''), also known as the Texas bird-of-paradise and swallow-tailed flycatcher, is a long-tailed bird of the genus ''Tyrannus'', whose members are collectively referred to as kingbirds. The kingbirds are a group of large insectivorous (insect-eating) birds in the tyrant flycatcher (Tyrannidae) family. The scissor-tailed flycatcher is found in North and Central America. ==Latin name and etymology==
Its former Latin name was ''Muscivora forficata''. The former genus name, ''Muscivora'', derives from the Latin word for "fly" (''musca'') and "to devour" (''vorare''), while the species name ''forficata'' derives from the Latin word for "scissors" (''forfex''). The scissortail is now considered to be a member of the ''Tyrannus'', or "tyrant-like" genus. This genus earned its name because several of its species are extremely aggressive on their breeding territories, where they will attack larger birds such as crows, hawks and owls.
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