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Pitangus sulphuratus (Great Kiskadee)

Synonyms: Lanius sulphuratus
Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

The great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) is a passerine bird. It is a large tyrant flycatcher; sometimes its genus Pitangus is considered monotypic, with the lesser kiskadee (P. lictor) separated in Philohydor.
View Wikipedia Record: Pitangus sulphuratus

Infraspecies

Pitangus sulphuratus argentinus
Pitangus sulphuratus bolivianus
Pitangus sulphuratus caucensis
Pitangus sulphuratus derbianus
Pitangus sulphuratus guatimalensis
Pitangus sulphuratus maximiliani
Pitangus sulphuratus rufipennis
Pitangus sulphuratus sulphuratus
Pitangus sulphuratus texanus
Pitangus sulphuratus trinitatis

Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Pitangus sulphuratus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
26
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 10.5654
EDGE Score: 2.44801
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  59 grams
Birth Weight [3]  6.9 grams
Breeding Habitat [2]  Generalist
Wintering Geography [2]  Non-migrartory
Wintering Habitat [2]  Generalist
Diet [4]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Piscivore, Frugivore
Diet - Ectothermic [4]  10 %
Diet - Endothermic [4]  10 %
Diet - Fish [4]  10 %
Diet - Fruit [4]  30 %
Diet - Invertibrates [4]  40 %
Forages - Mid-High [4]  10 %
Forages - Understory [4]  40 %
Forages - Ground [4]  50 %
Clutch Size [6]  4
Clutches / Year [1]  3
Global Population (2017 est.) [2]  200,000,000
Incubation [5]  16 days
Migration [7]  Intracontinental

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Atlantic Forest Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay No
Cerrado Brazil No
Madrean Pine-Oak Woodlands Mexico, United States No
Mesoamerica Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama No
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela No

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Predators

Falco femoralis (Aplomado Falcon)[15]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Echinochasmus pitangi <Unverified Name>[16]
Geopetitia aspiculata <Unverified Name>[16]

Range Map

External References

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Citations

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