Black-tailed Tityra (Tityra cayana)
About the 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.
A real field recording of the Black-tailed Tityra. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 91 recordings for this species in total.
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Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.