Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusTityra
- SpeciesTityra semifasciata (Masked Tityra)
The masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country, and every northern and central mainland South American country except the Guianas. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Tityra sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Rufous-breasted Wren
Pheugopedius rutilus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Rufous-and-white Wren
Thryophilus rufalbus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Masked Tityra in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Tityra sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Masked Tityra in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
February has the highest sighting rate for Masked Tityra in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.