Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
White-throated Kingbird
Tyrannus albogularis
Plain-crested Elaenia
Elaenia cristata
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
Tolmomyias flaviventris
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
Bran-colored Flycatcher
Myiophobus fasciatus
Rufous-sided Pygmy-Tyrant
Euscarthmus rufomarginatus
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
📅 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 Chapada Diamantina National Park?
About 55% of visitor-days record a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 348 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Kingbird in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Kingbird in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.