Great Kiskadee Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesGreat Kiskadee
Large, blocky flycatcher with a thick neck and a stout bill. Bright yellow below and reddish brown above. Head is boldly striped black and white. Sexes similar.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryGuanacaste, January 15, 2017Large, bulky flycatcher with a thick bill and a black-and-white striped head. Reddish brown above and yellow below with a white throat.
© Raymond Marsh / Macaulay LibraryAlajuela, January 21, 2015Primarily a bird of the subtropics and tropics. Frequents fruit feeding stations.
© Eric Liner / Macaulay LibrarySan José, December 01, 2007Not all videos have sound
Large and noisy flycatcher found in thorn-scrub, in south Texas and tropical deciduous forest elsewhere. They are also found in suburban areas and plantations.
© fernando Burgalin Sequeria / Macaulay LibraryHeredia, January 23, 2019Builds conspicuous and bulky oblong nests with a side entrance.
© Daniel Avendaño / Macaulay LibraryRisaralda, February 02, 2013© Suzie McCann / Macaulay LibraryTexas, June 04, 2019
Similar SpeciesTropical Kingbird
Tropical Kingbirds do not have the kiskadee’s bold black-and-white head pattern and rufous wings and tail.
© Chris Wood / Macaulay LibraryPanamá, November 09, 2002Similar SpeciesCouch's Kingbird
Couch's Kingbirds lack the kiskadee’s bold black-and-white head pattern.
© Darren Clark / Macaulay LibraryTexas, April 09, 2016Similar SpeciesWestern Kingbird
Western Kingbirds have a gray head unlike the kiskadee’s bold black-and-white head pattern.
© Gerrit Vyn / Macaulay LibraryAlberta, May 24, 2010Rotate Your Device to Better Compare
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Tyrant Flycatchers(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Tyrannidae)
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