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Species
Least ConcernGreat Kiskadee
species
Observations78,490
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Pitangus sulphuratus
- taxon name
- Pitangus sulphuratus
- Commons gallery
- Pitangus sulphuratus
- taxon common name
- bem-te-vi-de-coroa
- litter size
- 3.9
- egg incubation period
- 16
- taxon range
- Amapá
- diel cycle
- diurnality
- short name
- P. sulphuratus
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Encyclopedic overview
The great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) 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.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Great Kiskadee” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.