Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus)

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Laguna Del Lagarto Lodge, Boca Tapada, Costa Rica.

A few other tyrant flycatchers — the social flycatcher (Myiozetetes similis), for example — share a similar color pattern, but these species are markedly smaller.

The Great Kiskadee breeds in open woodland with some tall trees, including cultivation and around human habitation, mainly found in Belize, and from the Lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas and northern Mexico south to Argentina and Uruguay, but also it occurs all over Venezuela and Brazil (specially the central and south-southeastern regions), Paraguay and central Argentina, the Guyana coastline, and on Trinidad. It was introduced to Bermuda in 1957, and to Tobago in about 1970.

This alert and aggressive bird has a strong and maneuverable flight, which it uses to good effect when it feels annoyed by raptors. Even much larger birds are attacked by the great kiskadee, usually by diving down or zooming straight at them while they are in mid-air. Harsh calls are also often given during these attacks, alerting all potential prey in the area of the predator's presence.

Pitangus is a genus of two species (greater and lesser kiskadees) in the family Tyrannidae — the tyrant flycatchers.

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Taken in: Costa Rica / Alajuela / Pital (show map)

Taken on: January 21, 2015

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/13.0, 1/640 sec, 500mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)

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