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Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
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Family Flycatcher (Tyrannidae)_blue
Species Pitangus sulphuratus
Length9.5 - 10 Inches
Wingspan16 Inches

Great Kiskadee

Great Kiskadee: Large flycatcher with brown upperparts, white head with black cap and eye-line, and bright yellow underparts. Yellow crown patch is usually concealed. Wings and tail are chestnut-brown. Black bill, legs and feet. Slow fluttering direct flight with shallow wing beats.

● Song: "kiss-ka-dee", "cree-ah"

● Foraging & Feeding: Great Kiskadee: Feeds on variety of crawling and flying insects. Sallies to catch prey, often in mid-air, then returns to perch and beats the victim on the branch several times before eating. Also eats frogs, small lizards, baby birds, and mice.

● Breeding & nesting: Great Kiskadee: Two to five white eggs spotted with brown and lavender are laid in a bulky, domed nest with a side entrance made of grass, weeds, bark strips, moss, and other plant fibers, and built in a thorn tree or bush 6 to 50 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 13 to 15 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Great Kiskadee: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Slow fluttering direct flight with shallow wing beats.
Great Kiskadee Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Great Kiskadee: Resident from extreme southern Texas (lower Rio Grande Valley) and southward. Preferred habitats include rivers, streams, and lakes bordered with dense vegetation; also found in open country and parks.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common
MigrationNonmigratory
Weight2.1 Ounces