Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Within the borders of the USA, the Great Kiskadee is found only in south Texas, but they range widely throughout most of the lands to the south, extending all the way to the southern tip of South America. These bold and vocal birds are easily found where ever they roam, and their loud kiss-ka-dee calls resound whenever they are nearby. I met them almost as soon as I crossed into their territorial range in Del Rio Texas, and they continued to entertain and to keep me company the entire time I was in southern Texas.
These birds are omnivorous, and observers believe both parents share the duties of feeding and caring for their young. Great Kiskadees are one of the largest of all flycatchers and both parents will aggressively defend their nesting territory from intruders much larger than themselves.

Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand, then I scouted the neighborhood and roadsides for birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 9:24 |
Location:
Various Locations |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D501031-PortIsabel-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: I drove to Port Isabel from Brownsville on an errand, then I scouted the neighborhood and roadsides for birds. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:06 9:24 |
Location:
Various Locations |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D501050-PortIsabel-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. I read that Red-Crowned Parrots were known to frequent a neighborhood in town so I drove there and stood vigil for awhile. No parrots showed, but these Kiskadees performed for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 11:54 |
Location:
N.7th St. & E.Williamson Ave. |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D507295-Harlingen-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. I read that Red-Crowned Parrots were known to frequent a neighborhood in town so I drove there and stood vigil for awhile. No parrots showed, but these Kiskadees performed for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 11:54 |
Location:
N.7th St. & E.Williamson Ave. |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D507302-Harlingen-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: As I was leaving Harlingen Texas and heading to Brownsville, I looked at the birding opportunities that might be in town. I read that Red-Crowned Parrots were known to frequent a neighborhood in town so I drove there and stood vigil for awhile. No parrots showed, but these Kiskadees performed for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:22 11:55 |
Location:
N.7th St. & E.Williamson Ave. |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D507319-Harlingen-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: On my first full day in camp I split my time between chores and chasing birds and met this Great Kiskadee posing on a Chinaberry branch. Triple R RV Resort on the Nueces River near Crystal City Texas. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:11 15:36 |
Location:
Nueces River |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 450 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D508918-NuecesRiver |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: On my first full day in camp I split my time between chores and chasing birds here at the Triple R RV Resort on the Nueces River near Crystal City Texas. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:11 15:36 |
Location:
Nueces River |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 450 mm, f/7.1, 1/800 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D508930-NuecesRiver |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: Often elusive, this bird overcame its shyness for a drink and a bath. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 16:50 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D505237-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: Often elusive, this bird overcame its shyness for a drink and a bath. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 16:52 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D505276-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: Often elusive, this bird overcame its shyness for a drink and a bath. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:20 16:52 |
Location:
Atascosa NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D505284-Atascosa-NWR |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: I rode my bike in town along the San Felipe Creek to find these birds. A hiking and biking trail runs through town, following the creek through Del Rio. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:09 15:40 |
Location:
San Felipe Creek |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D508298-DelRioTexas |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Great Kiskadee(Pitangus sulphuratus) |
Description: I rode my bike in town along the San Felipe Creek to find these birds. My day in Del Rio was spent chasing birds at four different locations around Del Rio Texas. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:09 15:39 |
Location:
San Felipe Creek |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: GreatKiskadee_D508291-DelRioTexas |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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