Gray Kingbird
Tyrannus dominicensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus dominicensis (Gray Kingbird)
The gray kingbird or grey kingbird (Tyrannus dominicensis), also known as pitirre, petchary or white-breasted kingbird, is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatchers family Tyrannidae. The species was first described on the island of Hispaniola, then called Santo Domingo, thus the dominicensis name. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Kingbird sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
Loggerhead Kingbird
Tyrannus caudifasciatus
Sad Flycatcher
Myiarchus barbirostris
Rufous-tailed Flycatcher
Myiarchus validus
Jamaican Pewee
Contopus pallidus
Jamaican Elaenia
Myiopagis cotta
Greater Antillean Elaenia
Elaenia fallax
Stolid Flycatcher
Myiarchus stolidus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
White-chinned Thrush
Turdus aurantius
Jamaican Spindalis
Spindalis nigricephala
Orangequit
Euneornis campestris
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray Kingbird in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Kingbird sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, based on 62 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray Kingbird in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Gray Kingbird in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in our monthly data.