Listen to the Black-tailed tityra
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About the Black-tailed tityra
The Black-tailed tityra is a bird in the family Tityridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Black-tailed tityra sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as calls. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
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Cinereous mourner
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Dusky purpletuft
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White-winged becard
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One-colored becard
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Yellow-cheeked becard
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Northern schiffornis
Schiffornis veraepacis
Foothill schiffornis
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Black-tailed tityra sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Black-tailed tityra on this page, including its calls. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Black-tailed tityra endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-tailed tityra as “least concern”.
What family does the Black-tailed tityra belong to?
The Black-tailed tityra (Tityra cayana) belongs to the family Tityridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Calls · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q903929 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black-tailed tityra – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Hector Bottai – CC BY-SA 4.0