Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum poliocephalum
Cliff Flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
Gray-hooded Attila
Attila rufus
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Sepia-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Euler's Flycatcher
Lathrotriccus euleri
Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
📅 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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 261 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Kingbird in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Kingbird in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.