Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Emas National Park
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
White-throated Kingbird
Tyrannus albogularis
White-rumped Monjita
Xolmis velatus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Grey Monjita
Xolmis cinereus
Cock-tailed Tyrant
Alectrurus tricolor
Streamer-tailed Tyrant
Gubernetes yetapa
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Sharp-tailed Tyrant
Culicivora caudacuta
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Rufous-sided Pygmy-Tyrant
Euscarthmus rufomarginatus
📅 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 Emas National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Emas National Park, based on 49 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Kingbird in Emas National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Kingbird in Emas National Park in our monthly data.