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Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Niels Krabbe (XC248805). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis
Boat-billed FlycatcherMegarynchus pitangua
Lesser KiskadeePhilohydor lictor
Rusty-margined FlycatcherMyiozetetes cayanensis
Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus
BananaquitCoereba flaveola
Cattle TyrantMachetornis rixosa
Golden-bellied FlycatcherMyiodynastes hemichrysus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 330,122 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 16,648 |
| Brazil | 8,121 |
| Argentina | 7,045 |
| Texas | 6,805 |
| Costa Rica | 4,580 |
| Colombia | 3,319 |
| Nuevo Leon | 2,628 |
| Quintana Roo | 2,576 |
| Sao Paulo | 2,226 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Dome nestingListed by a harvested source as building dome nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Tyrant Flycatchers · Tyrannidae |
| Genus | Great Kiskadees · Pitangus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of United States
- Spring Songbirds of Ontario
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Great Kiskadee with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.