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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Kingbird sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Southern Tropical Pewee
Contopus cinereus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
📅 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Kingbird sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray Kingbird in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Gray Kingbird in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.