Characterization: Species measuring about 21.5 cm. Much similar to the common Great Kiskadee, but with an extremely broad, flat beak.

Distribution: It occurs from Mexico to Argentina, in almost all of Brazil, and also in the east and south to Rio Grande do Sul.

Habitat: It lives in forests, open landscapes with sparse trees, savannas and, more recently, in urban areas, preferably where there is water.

Habits: A migratory bird, found in the warmer months of the year. The couple has the habit of singing a duet.

Diet: It feeds on fruit and arthropods.

Breeding: Its nest is a small, shallow bowl built with dried branches on the higher parts of isolated trees. The female lays 2 to 3 eggs.

In the UFRA area: This bird species was infrequent, as it was seen 39 times. Its most frequent habitat was the native restored forests, forests in regeneration, exotic forests, wetlands with herbaceous plants, in native forests, and in drainage ditches.