Stats

Lifespan: 10-15 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Pair
Biome: Tropical woodland
Range: Central and South America
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Common

About

The Great Kiskadee is a large, boldly marked flycatcher with a black-and-white striped head, bright yellow belly, and rufous wings. It is named for its loud, insistent "kis-ka-dee" call and perches conspicuously along forest edges and waterways from Texas to Argentina.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A small clutch of speckled eggs is incubated in a cup nest, turned and kept warm by the parent.
2.
hatchling
A pink, blind hatchling is fed by its parents in the nest, gaping its bill at every visit.
3.
juvenile
A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest, learning to fly and to forage close to its parents.
4.
adult
Fully grown with adult plumage and song.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Pitangus
Species: Pitangus sulphuratus