Great kiskadee: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the great kiskadee lives – recorded in 25 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pitangus sulphuratus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	25 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	6.85 g (birth weight); 74 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Tyrannidae

Where does the great kiskadee live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the great kiskadee in 25 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America, Amapá. In Bermuda it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a great kiskadee?

Wikidata records the following for the great kiskadee: mass 6.85 g (birth weight); 74 g (adult weight).

Is the great kiskadee endangered?

The great kiskadee’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the great kiskadee?

The great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Tyrannidae, genus Pitangus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the great kiskadee

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Great kiskadee (revision 1380682972), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q202804 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).