Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Great Kiskadee, Pitangus sulphuratus, is a tyrant flycatcher found across North America, Middle America and South America, from south-west USA to central Argentina. It lives in open woodland with tall trees, as well as cultivated land and places near people, and its range also includes a broad spread of open country and urban areas. It is the only species in the genus Pitangus. The bird was introduced to Bermuda in 1957 and to Tobago around 1970. It is a passerine and one of the larger tyrant flycatchers.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Breeding range
North America, Middle America, South America: sw USA to c Argentina
Great Kiskadee
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