Summary ³

The great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is the only member of the genus Pitangus.

Distribution ⁴

Global Range: (>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)) RESIDENT: southern Texas and northern Mexico south along both slopes of Middle America, and in South America from Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guianas (east of the Andes) south to central Argentina. INTRODUCED: Bermuda. Casual north to Arizona, Texas, and Louisiana.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Dario Sanches, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/dariosanches/9305200312/
2. (c) Dario Sanches from SÃO PAULO, BRASIL, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Bem-Te-Vi.jpg/460px-Bem-Te-Vi.jpg
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitangus_sulphuratus
4. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28846100

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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