Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus dominicensis (Gray Kingbird)
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 →
80–90% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Kingbird sighting in Los Haitises National Park, based on 417 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Los Haitises National Park
Stolid Flycatcher
Myiarchus stolidus
Hispaniolan Pewee
Contopus hispaniolensis
White-necked Crow
Corvus leucognaphalus
Palmchat
Dulus dominicus
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Black-whiskered Vireo
Vireo altiloquus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Greater Antillean Grackle
Quiscalus niger
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Black-crowned Palm-Tanager
Phaenicophilus palmarum
Cape May Warbler
Setophaga tigrina
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray Kingbird in Los Haitises National Park?
About 82% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Kingbird sighting in Los Haitises National Park, based on 417 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray Kingbird in Los Haitises National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Gray Kingbird in Los Haitises National Park in our monthly data.