OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Pitangus (name for a species in Tupi language) sulphuratus ("sulphur coloured")
Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) at Tarcoles, Costa Rica - November 2025
Featured Subspecies: Pitangus sulphuratus guatimalensis
Weight: 53-71g / Length: 25-28cm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A widespread species found from Southern Texas to Patagonia in every mainland country except Chile. On my visit to Costa Rica I personally found them to perhaps the most archetypal species of my birding there where their call for part of which they are named for ("kisssk-A-deeeee") being a common background sound to my time there. They often perch on exposed posts and branches to hunt from.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Pitangus
SUBSPECIES: P. s. texanus, P. s. derbianus, P. s. guatimalensis, P. s. rufipennis, P. s. caucensis, P. s. trinitatis, P. s. sulphuratus, P. s. maximiliani, P. s. bolivianus, P. s. argentinus
- Sighting Locations -
COSTA RICA - Spanish - Benteveo
Widespread and Common Resident
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at Tarcoles, Alajuela and San Jose.
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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