Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon superciliaris
White-banded Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus stictopterus
Orange-banded Flycatcher
Myiophobus lintoni
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Ornate Flycatcher
Myiotriccus ornatus
Ecuadorian Tyrannulet
Phylloscartes gualaquizae
Black-throated Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus granadensis
Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher
Poecilotriccus ruficeps
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Yellow Bellied Chat Tyrant
Ochthoeca diadema
📅 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 Podocarpus National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 514 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Kingbird in Podocarpus National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Kingbird in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.