Black-tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusTityra
- SpeciesTityra cayana (Black-tailed Tityra)
The black-tailed tityra (Tityra cayana) is a medium-sized passerine bird of tropical South America. The tityras have been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher families (Cotingidae and Tyrannidae) by various authors. But the weight of evidence strongly suggest they and their closest relatives are better separated as Tityridae; the AOU for example advocates this separation. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Masked Cardinal
Paroaria nigrogenis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Northern Waterthrush
Parkesia noveboracensis
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Black-crested Antshrike
Sakesphorus canadensis
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Black-backed Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola pica
Bicolored Conebill
Conirostrum bicolor
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-tailed Tityra at Caroni Swamp — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 5 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 12 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 15 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 16 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 17 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 18 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 19 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 20 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 21 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 22 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 23 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |