Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird)
Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillus
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis atricapillus
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Rufous Mourner
Rhytipterna holerythra
Yellow-throated Flycatcher
Conopias albovittatus
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Yellow-margined Flycatcher
Tolmomyias assimilis
Panama Flycatcher
Myiarchus panamensis
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Terenotriccus erythrurus
📅 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 Utría National Natural Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tropical Kingbird in Utría National Natural Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Kingbird in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.