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Great Kiskadee
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

grikibi Sranan Tongogrietjebie Surinamese Dutch
LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGreat Kiskadee
DutchGrote Kiskadie
SpanishBienteveo Común
Chinese大食蝇霸鹟
Sranan Tongogrikibi
Surinamese Dutchgrietjebie
Scientific namePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

About this species

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusPitangus

In Suriname

5,319Records in Suriname
138iNaturalist observations
1864First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1,572
  • Commewijne1,430
  • Para878
  • Sipaliwini432
  • Nickerie219
  • Wanica194
  • Brokopondo171
  • Saramacca77
  • Coronie33
  • Marowijne24

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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