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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Kingbird sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 285 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ciénaga de Zapata
Loggerhead Kingbird
Tyrannus caudifasciatus
Giant Kingbird
Tyrannus cubensis
Cuban Pewee
Contopus caribaeus
La Sagra's Flycatcher
Myiarchus sagrae
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
Red-legged Thrush
Turdus plumbeus
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Greater Antillean Grackle
Quiscalus niger
Cuban Blackbird
Dives atroviolaceus
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird
Agelaius humeralis
Northern Parula
Setophaga americana
📅 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 Ciénaga de Zapata?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Kingbird sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata, based on 285 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray Kingbird in Ciénaga de Zapata?
May has the highest sighting rate for Gray Kingbird in Ciénaga de Zapata in our monthly data.