Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Panama Flycatcher
Myiarchus panamensis
Southern Tropical Pewee
Contopus cinereus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Sepia-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Greenish Elaenia
Myiopagis viridicata
📅 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 Coiba National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Coiba National Park, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Kingbird in Coiba National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Kingbird in Coiba National Park in our monthly data.