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 Península Valdés
Lesser Shrike-Tyrant
Agriornis murinus
Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant
Agriornis micropterus
Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus
Rusty-backed Monjita
Xolmis rubetra
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
White-crested Tyrannulet
Serpophaga subcristata
Austral Negrito
Lessonia rufa
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
Straneck's Tyrannulet
Serpophaga griseicapilla
Dark-faced Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola maclovianus
Chocolate-vented Tyrant
Neoxolmis rufiventris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Great Kiskadee at Península Valdés — 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