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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Tityra sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 782 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
Bare-necked Fruitcrow
Gymnoderus foetidus
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
Spangled Cotinga
Cotinga cayana
Plum-throated Cotinga
Cotinga maynana
Amazonian Umbrellabird
Cephalopterus ornatus
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans
White-browed Purpletuft
Iodopleura isabellae
Pink-throated Becard
Pachyramphus minor
Wing-barred Piprites
Piprites chloris
📅 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
| # | 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-tailed Tityra in Yasuní National Park?
About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Black-tailed Tityra sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 782 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-tailed Tityra in Yasuní National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-tailed Tityra in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.