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GREAT KISKADEE Pitangus sulphuratus
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If you are a first time visitor to Paraguay, the first bird that is likely to catch your eye is the Great Kiskadee. Noisy, bold, conspicuous and aggressive, he is a bird that refuses to be ignored, common in open habitats and even city streets where he may nest on telegraph poles. This omnivorous glutton forages for insects, fruits and will even hover like a kingfisher to take fish and frogs. According to Paraguayans his onomatopoeic call is the sign of an impending pregnancy, so those not wishing to start a family should take cover during late afternoon when the birds gather on vantage points to perform their early-evening chorus.
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FIGURE 1 - Adult ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
FIGURE 2 - Adult ventral, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2007).
FIGURE 3 - Adult ruffling feathers, Fuerte Olimpo (Paul Smith September 2006).
FIGURE 4 - Adult, Arroyo Mboi Kae, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September).
FIGURE 5 - Adult upperwing, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November).
FIGURE 6 - Juvenile, Ruta Trans-Chaco km650 (Paul Smith July).
FIGURE 7 - Nest, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith November 2005).
FIGURE 8 - Adult at nest, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith October 2008).
VIDEO - Adult, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2007).
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Pitangus sulphuratus song recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007 - ECOSARA Biodiversity Database).
Click the link to hear the call. Longer versions of this call can be downloaded from the Paraguay page of our partner website Xeno-Canto - the largest collection of freely downloadable Neotropical bird calls available online.