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Great kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) is a species in the family Tyrannidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 58.3 g to 74 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)
Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the great kiskadee

Weight
58.3 g – 74 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.38 – 3.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the great kiskadee live?

Not recorded

What is the great kiskadee?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Great kiskadee” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_kiskadee&oldid=1380682972), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the great kiskadee endangered?

The great kiskadee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the great kiskadee classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyTyrannidae
  6. genusPitangus
  7. SpeciesPitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Synonyms Lanius sulphuratus, Tyrannus sulphuratus

Other names and names in other languages (63)
  • Derby flycatcherEnglish
  • Tirà quiquiuèCatalan
  • tirà reial grosCatalan
  • tyran benteviCzech
  • ciscadî mawrWelsh
  • kiskadieDanish
  • Stor KiskadieDanish
  • SchwefeltyrannGerman
  • BenteviGerman
  • SchwefelmaskentyrannGerman
  • SulfurpitangoEsperanto
  • sulfura tiranoEsperanto
  • ChileraSpanish
  • BenteveoSpanish
  • Benteveo comúnSpanish
  • BichofeoSpanish
  • BichofuéSpanish
  • Bichofué gritónSpanish
  • BienteveoSpanish
  • Bienteveo comúnSpanish
  • Bienteveo GrandeSpanish
  • Chicha fríaSpanish
  • Cierto güisSpanish
  • ComechileSpanish
  • Cristo FueSpanish
  • CristofuéSpanish
  • GüispirráSpanish
  • Luis bienteveoSpanish
  • Pecho amarilloSpanish
  • PistoquéSpanish
  • PitogüéSpanish
  • PitojuíSpanish
  • QuitupíSpanish
  • naamioväijyFinnish
  • Tyran quiquiviFrench
  • PitogueGuarani
  • žutokruni silnikCroatian
  • bentéviHungarian
  • Kiskadì maggioreItalian
  • Pitango solforatoItalian
  • キバラオオタイランチョウJapanese
  • Didysis kiskadasLithuanian
  • didžioji pitangaLithuanian
  • lielais kiskadīLatvian
  • Grote KiskadieDutch
  • storkiskadiNorwegian
  • bentewi wielkiPolish
  • bem-te-vi-comumPortuguese
  • Bem-te-viPortuguese
  • bem-te-vi-de-coroaPortuguese
  • Bentevi-verdadeiroPortuguese
  • Большая питангаRussian
  • Большой бентевиRussian
  • postriežkar benteviSlovak
  • Postriežkár benteviSlovak
  • Veliki kiskadiSerbian
  • grikibiSranan Tongo
  • GrietjebieSranan Tongo
  • större kiskadiSwedish
  • Büyük Kiskadi TiranıTurkish
  • пітанга великаUkrainian
  • 大食蝇霸鹟Chinese
  • 大食蠅霸鶲Chinese

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Relatives of the great kiskadee

Other species in the same family Tyrannidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the great kiskadee?

An adult great kiskadee weighs 58.3 g – 74 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the great kiskadee endangered?

The great kiskadee is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the great kiskadee?

The great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) belongs to the family Tyrannidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-kiskadee

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BibTeX
@misc{great_kiskadee_2026,
  title = {Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-kiskadee},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}