Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Lago de Yojoa
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
📅 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 Lago de Yojoa?
About 63% of visitor-days record a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 372 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Kingbird in Lago de Yojoa?
November has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Kingbird in Lago de Yojoa in our monthly data.