Great kiskadee
| Great Kiskadee | |
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| A great kiskadee in La Fortuna, Costa Rica | |
| Song and call recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Pitangus Swainson, 1827 |
| Species: | P. sulphuratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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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.