Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 53,314
- Most observed in
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The great kiskadee is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is the only member of the genus Pitangus. It breeds in open woodland with some tall trees, including cultivation and around human habitation. It is found from the extreme southern United States south to Argentina. It was introduced to Bermuda in 1957, and to Tobago in about 1970.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Great kiskadee”.