Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp
Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Pied Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola pica
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
Tolmomyias flaviventris
Northern Scrub-Flycatcher
Sublegatus arenarum
White-headed Marsh Tyrant
Arundinicola leucocephala
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Spotted Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum maculatum
📅 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 Tropical Kingbird in Caroni Swamp?
About 54% of visitor-days record a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 244 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Kingbird in Caroni Swamp?
December has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Kingbird in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.