Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana) - HBW 9, p. 450
French: Tityre gris
German: Schwarznackentityra
Spanish: Titira Colinegro
Taxonomy: Lanius [] cayanus Linnaeus, 1766, French Guiana.
Genus formerly included with Pachyramphus in the Cotingidae, but transferred to the present family on the grounds of several shared, derived similarities of the skull and syrinx. Because of their similarity to cotingids in respect of many other features, some authors prefer to treat both genera as representing a separate family (Tityridae) or to leave them in Cotingidae. Phylogenetic affinity of genus and of this species currently unknown; molecular investigation needed. Races differ considerably in plumage; has been suggested that they be treated as two separate species, but apparent .. View all taxonomy...
Genus formerly included with Pachyramphus in the Cotingidae, but transferred to the present family on the grounds of several shared, derived similarities of the skull and syrinx. Because of their similarity to cotingids in respect of many other features, some authors prefer to treat both genera as representing a separate family (Tityridae) or to leave them in Cotingidae. Phylogenetic affinity of genus and of this species currently unknown; molecular investigation needed. Races differ considerably in plumage; has been suggested that they be treated as two separate species, but apparent intergrades occur in a belt from NE Brazil (Piauí) SW through Mato Grosso to Bolivia. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cayana (Linnaeus, 1766) - Venezuela, Trinidad, the Guianas, E Colombia, N Brazil (Amazon and tributaries E to Pará and Amapá), E Ecuador, E Peru and Bolivia.
- braziliensis (Swainson, 1837) - NE, C & S Brazil (Maranhão, Piauí and Pernambuco S to Mato Grosso do Sul and N Rio Grande do Sul), N and E Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz), N, C & E Paraguay (primarily E of R Paraguay) and NE Argentina (S to E Formosa, E Chaco and Misiones, probably also Corrientes).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male in a tree, moving Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp cayana)
Josep del Hoyo 3 September 2007 3 years ago 20 sec 3.9 -
A female preening on a branch Locality Culebra, Cunucunuma River, Amazonas State, Venezuela (ssp cayana)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 September 2003 4 years ago 23 sec 3.8 -
A male in a tree and flying away Locality Sani Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (ssp cayana)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2007 4 years ago 41 sec 3.4 -
A male seen from below. Locality Fungu Island, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp cayana)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 April 2011 41 weeks ago 18 sec 3 -
A view from below of a male, flying away at the end. Locality Fungu Island, Sipaliwini District, Suriname (ssp cayana)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 4 April 2011 41 weeks ago 11 sec 2.7 -
A bird in a leafless tree Locality Junglaven, Ventuari River, Amazonas State, Venezuela (ssp cayana)
Josep del Hoyo 3 March 2002 5 years ago 8 sec 2
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An adult male, lateral view. In the canopy, 35 m high.
Locality Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
Anselmo d Affonseca 23 weeks ago 4.3 -
An adult female. Back view
Locality Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
Anselmo d Affonseca 23 weeks ago 4.2 -
Female perched in Chaguaramas
Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
fayardmohammed 28 March 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Adult male perched in tree top, seen from the side at eye-level. (Digiscoped from Hotel do Ypê)
Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (ssp braziliensis)
Pia Öberg 1 November 2004 36 weeks ago 3.7 -
Black-tailed Tityra perched
Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador
Ron Flemal 19 April 2009 3 years ago 3.4 -
bird perching on rain forest canopy (photographed from observation tower)
Locality Posada Amazonas, Tambopata National Park, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 6 July 2011 7 weeks ago 2.9
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Song of male Locality Gareno Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador
(ssp cayana)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 29 October 2011 26 weeks ago 3 -
Song Locality Piñalito Provincial Park, Misiones Province, Argentina
Nacho Areta 19 November 2007 2 years ago 3
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