Black-tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Black-tailed Tityra
The Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Tityra cayana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Black-tailed Tityra
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Tityra cayana cayana
- Tityra cayana braziliensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- [Lanius] cayanus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.137
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tityras, Becards, and Allies
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Schiffornis stenorhyncha
Brown-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdina
Greenish Schiffornis
Schiffornis virescens
White-browed Purpletuft
Iodopleura isabellae
Dusky Purpletuft
Iodopleura fusca
Buff-throated Purpletuft
Iodopleura pipra
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
White-tailed Tityra
Tityra leucura
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
White-naped Xenopsaris
Xenopsaris albinucha
Green-backed Becard
Pachyramphus viridis
Barred Becard
Pachyramphus versicolor
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