Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus tyrannus (Eastern Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Terenotriccus erythrurus
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Northern Bentbill
Oncostoma cinereigulare
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillus
📅 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 Eastern Kingbird in Cahuita National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Eastern Kingbird sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 86 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eastern Kingbird in Cahuita National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Kingbird in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.