Tropical Kingbird

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Celestún Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
70–80%
2 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
3 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
70–80%
4 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
5 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
60–70%
6 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
7 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
60–70%
8 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
60–70%
9 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
10 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
50–60%
12 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
50–60%
13 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
14 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
15 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
16 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
50–60%
17 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
18 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
50–60%
19 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
20 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
21 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
22 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
50–60%
23 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
24 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
25 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
26 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
27 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
28 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
50–60%
29 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
30 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
31 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
32 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
33 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
34 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
35 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
36 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
37 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
38 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
39 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
40–50%
40 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
41 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
42 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
43 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
44 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
45 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
46 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
47 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
48 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
49 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
50 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
51 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
52 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
53 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
54 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
55 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
56 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
57 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
58 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
59 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
60 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
61 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
62 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
63 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
64 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
65 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
66 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
67 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
68 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
69 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
70 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
71 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
72 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
20–30%
73 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
74 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
75 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
76 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
77 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
78 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
79 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
80 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
81 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
82 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
83 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
84 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
85 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
<5%
86 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
87 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
88 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
89 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
90 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
91 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
92 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
93 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
94 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
95 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
96 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
97 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
98 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
99 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
100 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tropical Kingbird in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?

About 55% of visitor-days record a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 840 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Tropical Kingbird in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Kingbird in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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