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White-tailed Tityra
Tityra leucura Pelzeln, 1868
43 gWeight
The white-tailed tityra (Tityra leucura) is a medium-sized passerine bird about 19 cm long with pied plumage, mostly white or very pale grey, but with a black crown and wings.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The white-tailed tityra (Tityra leucura) is a medium-sized passerine bird about 19 cm long with pied plumage, mostly white or very pale grey, but with a black crown and wings.
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Questions
How big is the White-tailed Tityra?
The White-tailed Tityra weighs around 43 g.
Where does the White-tailed Tityra live?
Its breeding range: South America: south-central Amazonian Brazil.
Is the White-tailed Tityra endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-tailed Tityra as Data Deficient.
What does the White-tailed Tityra eat?
Main food: Fruit.
What family is the White-tailed Tityra in?
It belongs to the family Tityras, Becards & Allies (Tityridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 43 g
- Diet
- Fruit
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Data Deficient
More measurements
- Wing
- 106 mm
- Tail
- 66 mm
- Bill
- 26 mm
- Tarsus
- 22 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
South America: south-central Amazonian Brazil
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Tityras, Becards & Allies Tityridae
- Genus
- Tityra
Other birds in the genus Tityra
Black-crowned TityraTityra inquisitor
Black-tailed TityraTityra cayana
Masked TityraTityra semifasciata
Varzea SchiffornisSchiffornis major
Guianan SchiffornisSchiffornis olivacea
Northern SchiffornisSchiffornis veraepacis
Foothill SchiffornisSchiffornis aenea
Russet-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis stenorhyncha
Brown-winged SchiffornisSchiffornis turdina
Greenish SchiffornisSchiffornis virescens
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