Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusPitangus (Great Kiskadees)
- SpeciesPitangus sulphuratus (Great Kiskadee)
The great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is the only member of the genus Pitangus. It breeds in open woodland with some tall trees, including cultivation and around human habitation. It is found from the extreme southern United States south to Argentina. It was introduced to Bermuda in 1957, and to Tobago in about 1970. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Greater Pewee
Contopus pertinax
Cassin's Kingbird
Tyrannus vociferans
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Empidonax difficilis
Tufted Flycatcher
Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Buff-breasted Flycatcher
Empidonax fulvifrons
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Pine Flycatcher
Empidonax affinis
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Greenish Elaenia
Myiopagis viridicata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Great Kiskadee at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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