Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
Western Kingbird
Tyrannus verticalis
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Nutting's Flycatcher
Myiarchus nuttingi
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
📅 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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
About 51% of visitor-days record a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 276 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Kingbird in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
November has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Kingbird in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.