Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannus (Kingbirds)
- SpeciesTyrannus melancholicus (Tropical Kingbird)
The tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States through Central America, South America as far as south as central Argentina and eastern Peru, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Birds from the northernmost and southern breeding areas migrate to warmer parts of the range after breeding. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 1,405 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Black-capped Flycatcher
Empidonax atriceps
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tufted Flycatcher
Mitrephanes phaeocercus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
📅 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 Tropical Kingbird in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Tropical Kingbird sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 1,405 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tropical Kingbird in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Tropical Kingbird in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.