Order: Passeriformes (Suboscines) - Family: Tyrannidae Status: Resident - Abundant - Breeder. Habitat: Woods, marshes, bushland and grassland

All records since January 2014

Sonidos
© José L. Merlo

Adulto
© J. Simón Tagtachian Black head with hidden yellow crown-patch. Conspicuous white eyebrow © J. Simón Tagtachian © J. Simón Tagtachian Remiges edged cinnamon © J. Simón Tagtachian
© J. Simón Tagtachian

© J. Simón Tagtachian Typical behaviour of a Great Kiskadee analyzing a prospective prey. The birds like the Great Kiskadee which have the eyes on the sides of the head perform these head actions to focus on a distant object. They point to the object with only one eye and move the head at different angles. In this way they determine its form and three dimensional position.

Breeding

Nest
The nest is rounded with an upper front access. It uses vegetal material of different kinds, feathers and material left by man. The nest looks untidy.
© Amelia Besana	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© Nicolás Giorgio	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© Sergio Cusano	© Nicolás Giorgio

Juvenile
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© J. Simón Tagtachian
© Roberto Ares	J. Simón Tagtachian
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© Carlos González Ledo

Feeding four small kiskadees © Carlos Gonzalez Ledo

Diet
It feeds on arthropods, insects. It is an opportunist and a cleptoparasite.
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© Gustavo F. Brahamian
© J. Simón Tagtachian	© Carlos González Ledo
© Robert Ares It did not eat it	© Nicolás Giorgio

More photographic records since January 2013