Masked tityra

Masked tityra
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Tityra
Species:
T. semifasciata
Binomial name
Tityra semifasciata
(Spix, 1825)

The masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher family, but evidence strongly suggests that it is better placed in Tityridae,[2] where it is now placed by the South American Classification Committee.

It is found in forest and woodland from Mexico, through Central America, to northwestern and central South America (as far south as Paraguay).

Measuring 20 cm (7.9 in),[3] it has a black-and-whitish plumage, and a distinct red eye-ring and base of the bill. The head is black in the male, while it is brownish or greyish in the female. The male resembles the black-tailed tityra, but can be separated by its smaller black face mask (does not include the nape) and white tail-tip.

  • T. s. personata Copan, Honduras
    T. s. personata
    Copan, Honduras
  • T. s. costaricensis Turrialba, Costa Rica
    T. s. costaricensis
    Turrialba, Costa Rica
  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Tityra semifasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22700689A130264515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22700689A130264515.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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