NOTES: FIRST RECORD OF THE GREAT KISKADEE IN BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

Abstract

The Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) has a widespread distribution extending from southern Texas south through most of Middle and South America to central Argentina (Meyer de Schauensee 1966). In western Mexico it is resident in southern Sonora with occasional individuals ranging north to southern Arizona (A.O.U. 1983). It has not been previously recorded from Baja California, Mexico (Wilbur 1987), even though its distinctive plumage and strident vocalizations make it an obvious and easily identified species throughout its range.