Great Kiskadee

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Great Kiskadee in João Pessoa?

Very likely. About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Great Kiskadee sighting in João Pessoa on a given day, based on 388 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 99 birds we can rate there.

Q: When is the best time to see a Great Kiskadee in João Pessoa?

May, July and December–February. In those months over 90% of wildlife watchers report a Great Kiskadee in João Pessoa on a given day, against about 80% in August, the lowest month.

Q: What time of day is best to see a Great Kiskadee?

Between 8 and 11 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Kiskadee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Q: Is João Pessoa the best place to see a Great Kiskadee?

6th of 50. Of the 50 cities where we can rate Great Kiskadee sightings, João Pessoa ranks 6th at about 90%. The best odds are in Niterói (Brazil, over 90%), Salvador (Brazil, over 90%) and São Paulo (Brazil, over 90%).

Q: Which relatives of the Great Kiskadee live in João Pessoa?

Same family: Tyrannidae. The closest relatives of the Great Kiskadee that you can see in João Pessoa (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Social Flycatcher (about 70%), Masked Water-Tyrant (about 70%) and Common Tody-Flycatcher (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Q: Where does the Great Kiskadee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Great Kiskadee is recorded against all the birds logged in João Pessoa (388 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

Pitangus sulphuratus

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusPitangus (Great Kiskadees)
SpeciesPitangus sulphuratus (Great Kiskadee)

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

at João Pessoa

388 Verified sightings at João Pessoa

96,858 In all 81 parks From 2019 to 2026

December Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

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About the Great Kiskadee

The great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is the only member of the genus Pitangus. It breeds in open woodland with some tall trees, including cultivation and around human habitation. It is found from the extreme southern United States south to Argentina. It was introduced to Bermuda in 1957, and to Tobago in about 1970.

The great kiskadee was described and illustrated in 1648 by the German naturalist Georg Marcgrave in the Historia Naturalis Brasiliae. He used the name Pitangua-guaçu, the word for a large flycatcher in the Tupi language. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the species in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. He used the French name La Pie-Griesche jaune de Cayenne and the Latin name Lanius Cayanensis Luteus. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.

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Sounds

Song0:21

Costa Rica · 2026

Dawn song0:27

Ecuador · 2024

Call0:17

Brazil · 2026

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 7 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~90%
2	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~80%
3	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~80%
4	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~80%
5	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~80%
6	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~80%
7	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~80%
8	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~80%
9	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~70%
10	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~70%
11	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~70%
12	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~70%
13	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~70%
14	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~70%
15	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~70%
16	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~70%
17	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%
18	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~70%
19	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~60%
20	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
21	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
22	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
23	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
24	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
25	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~60%
26	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
27	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
28	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~60%
29	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~60%
30	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~60%
31	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~60%
32	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~50%
33	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~50%
34	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~50%
35	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
36	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~50%
37	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
38	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
39	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~50%
40	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~50%
41	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~40%
42	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
43	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
44	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
45	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
46	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~40%
47	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
48	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
49	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
50	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
51	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
52	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
53	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
54	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
55	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
56	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
57	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~30%
58	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
59	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
60	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
61	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
62	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
63	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
64	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
65	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
66	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
67	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
68	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
69	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
70	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
71	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
72	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
73	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
74	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
75	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
76	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	<5%
77	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
78	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
79	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
80	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
81	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	>90%
2	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	>90%
3	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	>90%
4	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	~90%
5	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	~90%
6	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	~90%
7	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	~90%
8	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	~90%
9	Natal	🇧🇷 Brazil	~90%
10	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	~90%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
3	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
4	Mangal das Garças	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
5	Croco Cun Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
6	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
7	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity

Closest Relatives at João Pessoa

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Fluvicola nengeta

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Todirostrum cinereum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Elaenia flavogaster

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Phyllomyias fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Machetornis rixosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tolmomyias flaviventris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Elaenia chiriquensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Empidonomus varius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Camptostoma obsoletum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Arundinicola leucocephala

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Great Kiskadee in João Pessoa?

Very likely

About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Great Kiskadee sighting in João Pessoa on a given day, based on 388 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the most-seen of the 99 birds we can rate there.

When is the best time to see a Great Kiskadee in João Pessoa?

May, July and December–February

In those months over 90% of wildlife watchers report a Great Kiskadee in João Pessoa on a given day, against about 80% in August, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Great Kiskadee?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Kiskadee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is João Pessoa the best place to see a Great Kiskadee?

6th of 50

Of the 50 cities where we can rate Great Kiskadee sightings, João Pessoa ranks 6th at about 90%. The best odds are in Niterói (Brazil, over 90%), Salvador (Brazil, over 90%) and São Paulo (Brazil, over 90%).

Which relatives of the Great Kiskadee live in João Pessoa?

Same family: Tyrannidae

The closest relatives of the Great Kiskadee that you can see in João Pessoa (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Social Flycatcher (about 70%), Masked Water-Tyrant (about 70%) and Common Tody-Flycatcher (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Great Kiskadee sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Great Kiskadee is recorded against all the birds logged in João Pessoa (388 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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Great Kiskadee

About the Great Kiskadee

Sounds

Recent sightings of Great Kiskadee in João Pessoa

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at João Pessoa

Social Flycatcher

Masked Water-Tyrant

Common Tody-Flycatcher

Tropical Kingbird

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Planalto Tyrannulet

Cattle Tyrant

Yellow-breasted Flycatcher

Lesser Elaenia

Variegated Flycatcher

Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet

White-headed Marsh Tyrant

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Great Kiskadee in João Pessoa?

When is the best time to see a Great Kiskadee in João Pessoa?

What time of day is best to see a Great Kiskadee?

Is João Pessoa the best place to see a Great Kiskadee?

Which relatives of the Great Kiskadee live in João Pessoa?

Where does the Great Kiskadee sighting chance come from?