Gray Kingbird

Gray Kingbird

Tyrannus dominicensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Caroni Swamp
26 Verified records at Caroni Swamp
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The gray kingbird or grey kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis), also known as pitirre, petchary or white-breasted kingbird, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatchers family Tyrannidae. The species was first described on the island of Hispaniola, then called Santo Domingo, thus the dominicensis name. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Kingbird sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
80–90%
2 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
30–40%
3 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
20–30%
4 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
5 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
6 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
5–10%
7 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
5–10%
8 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
9 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
11 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
12 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
16 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
19 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
20 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
21 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
22 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
23 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray Kingbird in Caroni Swamp?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Kingbird sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray Kingbird in Caroni Swamp?

April has the highest sighting rate for Gray Kingbird in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.

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