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Great Kiskadee

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Great Kiskadee

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Also known as Pitangus sulphuratus

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

Great Kiskadee

species

Observations78,490

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Taxonomy

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Great Kiskadee” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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