Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Tropical Kingbird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Spanish: Tirano tropical

The tropical kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) is a large tyrant flycatcher. This bird breeds from southern Arizona and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States through Central America, South America as far as south as central Argentina and eastern Peru, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Birds from the northernmost and southern breeding areas migrate to warmer parts of the range after breeding.

TaxonomyAves › Passeriformes › Tyrannidae

Local records156 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records61,228 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-05-23 — observation by adrian_mora
2026-05-17 — observation by adrian_mora
2026-05-12 — observation by titomich
2026-05-03 — observation by adriang100
2026-03-22 — observation by santiago_flores
2026-01-03 — observation by robertomartinezangeles

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Birds guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Tropical Kingbird (Tyrannus melancholicus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/tyrannus-melancholicus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.