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“BEM-TE-VÍ” = “GREAT KISKADEE” = “PITANGUS SULPHURATUS”, is a passerine bird, a large tyrant flycatcher. Adult GREAT KISKADEEs are 22 cm long and weigh 63 g . The head is black with a strong white eyestripe and a concealed yellow crown stripe. The upperparts are brown, and the wings and tail are brown with usually strong rufous fringes. The black bill is short and thick. The call is an exuberant ‘BEE-tee-WEE’, and gives the bird its name in different languages and countries. In  Spanish-speaking countries it is often BIEN-TE-VEO ("I see you well!") or, sometimes, BENTEVEO. In Brazilian Portuguese the bird's name is BEM-TE-VI, with a similar meaning. The GREAT KISKADEE is a common, noisy and conspicuous bird. It is almost omnivorous, and hunts like a shrike or flycatcher, waiting on an open perch high in a tree to sally out to catch  in flight, or to pounce upon rodents and similar small vertebrates. It will also take prey and some fruit from vegetation by gleaning and jumping for it or ripping it off in mid-hover, and insects, occasionally dives for fish or tadpoles in shallow water, making it one of the few fishing passerines. The nest, built by both sexes in a tree or telephone pole, is a ball of sticks with a side entrance. This alert and aggressive bird has a strong and maneuverable flight, which it uses to good effect when it feels annoyed by raptors. Harsh calls are also often given during these attacks, alerting all potential prey in the area of the predator's presence. Not being appreciated as a songbird, the GREAT KISKADEE is not usually kept caged and therefore has escaped the depredations of poaching for the pet trade. Come enjoy the nature - visit Campo Grande…