Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusPitangus (Great Kiskadees)
- SpeciesPitangus sulphuratus (Great Kiskadee)
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Southern Tropical Pewee
Contopus cinereus
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Eye-ringed Flatbill
Rhynchocyclus brevirostris
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
📅 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 Great Kiskadee in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 51% of visitor-days record a Great Kiskadee sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 1053 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Kiskadee in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Great Kiskadee in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.