Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Pitangus
eBird Code
grekis

Subspecies (10)

  • Pitangus sulphuratus argentinus

    far southeastern Brazil to eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, and central Argentina

  • Pitangus sulphuratus bolivianus

    highlands of eastern Bolivia (Cochabamba to Tarija)

  • Pitangus sulphuratus caucensis

    western and southern Colombia (southwestern Bolívar, Cauca, and Magdalena valleys)

  • Pitangus sulphuratus derbianus

    arid western Mexico (southern Sonora to Isthmus of Tehuántepec)

  • Pitangus sulphuratus guatimalensis

    southeastern Mexico (Nuevo León) to central Panama

  • Pitangus sulphuratus maximiliani

    Amazonian Brazil to eastern Bolivia and Chaco of Paraguay

  • Pitangus sulphuratus rufipennis

    coastal northern Colombia and northern Venezuela

  • Pitangus sulphuratus sulphuratus

    tropical southeastern Colombia to southeastern Peru, the Guianas, and northern Brazil (south to the Amazon River, eastward to Amapá and Marajó Island)

  • Pitangus sulphuratus texanus

    southern Texas (Rio Grande Valley) to southeastern Mexico (Veracruz)

  • Pitangus sulphuratus trinitatis

    far eastern Colombia to eastern Venezuela, Trinidad, and northwestern Brazil (Rio Surumú and Rio Cotinga)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.