Tropical Kingbird

Where to see

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Masaya Volcano National Park leads · 73 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Tropical Kingbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
~80%
2 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~80%
3 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~70%
4 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
5 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~70%
6 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~70%
7 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
8 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~60%
9 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
10 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~60%
11 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~60%
12 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~60%
13 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~60%
14 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~60%
15 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~60%
16 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~60%
17 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
18 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~50%
19 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
20 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~50%
21 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
22 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
23 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~50%
24 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
25 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~50%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Tropical Kingbird?

Masaya Volcano National Park

In Masaya Volcano National Park, Nicaragua, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Kingbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 73 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Tropical Kingbird?

Parque Natural Metropolitano and more

After Masaya Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Tropical Kingbird are in Parque Natural Metropolitano (Panama, about 80%), Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 70%) and Las Baulas Marine National Park (Costa Rica, about 70%). Outside Central America, the best options are Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in North America (about 70%) and Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in South America (about 70%).

When is the best time to see a Tropical Kingbird?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are November to March in Masaya Volcano National Park (about 90%), March and May–December in Parque Natural Metropolitano (about 80%) and January, April, July and November in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Tropical Kingbird on a given day. Each park's Tropical Kingbird page has the full month-by-month chart.