Tityra semifasciata

Tityra semifasciata (Information about this image)

The masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It has traditionally been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher family, but evidence strongly suggests that it is better placed in Tityridae,[2] where it is now placed by the South American Classification Committee.

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Tyranni
Infraordo: Tyrannides
Parvordo: Tyrannida

Familia: Tityridae
Genus: Tityra
Species: Tityra semifasciata
Subspecies: T. s. columbiana – T. s. costaricensis – T. s. deses – T. s. fortis – T. s. griseiceps – T. s. hannumi – T. s. nigriceps – T. s. personata – T. s. semifasciata
Name

Tityra semifasciata (Spix, 1825)

Type locality: Pará, Brazil.

Synonyms

Pachyrhynchus semifasciatus (protonym)

References

Spix, J.B. von 1825. Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis. Suscepto. Collegit et descripsit Dr. J. B. de Spix. Tomus 2. 85 pp. + 115 tt. Illustrations: Matthias Schmidt. Ed. Typis Franc. Seraph. Hübschmanni. Monachii. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.63182 Original description p. 32 BHL Reference page. {{BHLpage|41278132 pl. 44 fig. 2]

Vernacular names
čeština: tityra škrabošková
dansk: Masketityra
Deutsch: Weißnackentityra
English: Masked Tityra
español: Titira enmascarado
suomi: naamiotityra
français: Tityre masqué
Avañe'ẽ: Tuere'i
magyar: álarcos titira
italiano: Titira mascherata
日本語: サカツラハグロドリ, sakatsurahagurodori
Nederlands: Maskertityra
norsk: Masketityra
polski: bekarda maskowa
português do Brasil: Anambé-branco-de-máscara-negra
português: Araponguinha-de-rabo-cintado
русский: Масковая титира
slovenčina: tityra masková
svenska: Masktityra
Türkçe: Maskeli titira
中文: 花脸蒂泰霸鹟
It is found in forest and woodland from Mexico, through Central America, to northwestern and central South America (as far south as Paraguay).

Measuring 20 cm (7.9 in),[3] it has a black-and-whitish plumage, and a distinct red eye-ring and base of the bill. The head is black in the male, while it is brownish or greyish in the female. The male resembles the black-tailed tityra, but can be separated by its smaller black face mask (does not include the nape) and white tail-tip.
Turrialba, Costa Rica
References

BirdLife International (2018). "Tityra semifasciata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22700689A130264515. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22700689A130264515.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
"Proposal (#313) to South American Classification Committee: Adopt the Family Tityridae". South American Classification Committee. 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-05-08.

Garrigues, Richard; Dean, Robert (2007). The Birds of Costa Rica. Ithaca: Zona Tropical/Comstock/Cornell University Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-8014-7373-9.