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Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

Description:

Photo take near home in a jungle path, common bird in this area. Adult Great Kiskadees are 22 cm long and weigh 63 gr. The head is black with a strong white eyestripe and a concealed yellow crown stripe. The upperparts are brown, and the wings and tail are brown with usually strong rufous fringes.

Habitat:

It breeds in open woodland with some tall trees, including cultivation and around human habitation, from the Lower Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas and northern Mexico south to Uruguay, Paraguay and central Argentina, and on Trinidad. It was introduced to Bermuda in 1957, and to Tobago in about 1970. Wikipedia.


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Mexico

Lat: 20.85, Long: -86.88

Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012

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