Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Black-crowned Tityra
The Black-crowned Tityra (Tityra inquisitor) 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 inquisitor
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-crowned Tityra
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Tityra inquisitor fraserii
- Tityra inquisitor albitorques
- Tityra inquisitor buckleyi
- Tityra inquisitor erythrogenys
- Tityra inquisitor pelzelni
- Tityra inquisitor inquisitor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- L[anius] Inquisitor
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.50
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tityras, Becards, and Allies
Brown-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdina
Greenish Schiffornis
Schiffornis virescens
White-browed Purpletuft
Iodopleura isabellae
Dusky Purpletuft
Iodopleura fusca
Buff-throated Purpletuft
Iodopleura pipra
Black-tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana
White-tailed Tityra
Tityra leucura
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
White-naped Xenopsaris
Xenopsaris albinucha
Green-backed Becard
Pachyramphus viridis
Barred Becard
Pachyramphus versicolor
Slaty Becard
Pachyramphus spodiurus
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