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Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Greater Kiskadee, Kiskadee Flycatcher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 © William Hull  Tortuguero, Limon, Costa Rica - Oct 31, 2003 © William Hull  Tortuguero, Limon, Costa Rica - Oct 31, 2003 © William Hull  Blue Hole National Park, Bermuda - Mar 26, 2003 © Glen Tepke  Brazil - Date unknown © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

Sc. United States through Central America and tropical South America;
(1) Sc. United States (se. Texas) to c. Mexico (s. Sonora, Nuevo Leon).
(2) Sc. United States (s. Texas) to e. Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula and Cancun).
(3) S. Mexico (Sinaloa, Durango Zacatecas) and Guatemala to Costa Rica and Panama.
(4) C. Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad.
(5) W. Colombia.
(6) Colombia and n. Venezuela.
(7) S. Colombia, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, n. Brazil, e. Ecuador and ne. Peru.
(8) E. and c. Brazil (Bahia (Salvador and Chapada Diamantina)) and e. Bolivia.
(9) E. Bolivia.
(10) Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay to n. Argentina. Introduced to Bermuda and c. Argentina.

Videos

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is perched on a branch. Includes audio.

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is preening while perched on a branch.

Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico - Mar 8, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is sitting on a rock by the water.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Ministerio do Meio Ambiente
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Birds of Suriname

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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