Black-tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana
(L 7.9-8.7" Wt 2.1-2.5 oz)
Now placed in the tyrant flycatcher family,
Tityridae..in northern So. America east of
the Andes...usually in pairs.
Tityridae..in northern So. America east of
the Andes...usually in pairs.
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17,18Mar2017
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Tityra refers to Tityrus, a character
from the ancient Roman poet Virgil;
cayana refers to Cayenne, a city in
French Guinea.
from the ancient Roman poet Virgil;
cayana refers to Cayenne, a city in
French Guinea.
Tityra: genus with three species, of the
American tropics, having gray, black,
and white plumage and large swollen
bills, and now classified with the
flycatchers.
American tropics, having gray, black,
and white plumage and large swollen
bills, and now classified with the
flycatchers.
(modified from Dictionary. com)
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