A medium-sized bird of 19 to 22 cm of the forest canopy. The male has a black crown and face, a greyish-white body and black wings with white patches. The bill is dark, with no red, unlike the other tityras, which have a red base to the bill. The female is brown with a darker crown and the same two-toned bill. It lives in the high canopy of gallery forest and woodland with tall trees. Uncommon and restricted to the portals with the best-preserved forest.
Behaviour
Solitary or in pairs. It perches in the high canopy, from where it sallies out to snatch fruit or catch insects in flight. It nests in tree cavities. The song is a low, harsh, nondescript sound. It occasionally joins mixed canopy flocks.
How and when to see it
Year-round in the portals with dense gallery forest. It is most easily detected when perched at the edge of the canopy.
Where to see it in the Iberá
The gateways of the Great Iberá Park where black-crowned tityra has confirmed presence:
Tours to see it
Verified providers operating at the gateways where black-crowned tityra lives. You contact them directly on WhatsApp from the app.
- Jurassic Plant - Night Tour
The only carnivorous-plant garden in Argentina and a pioneer in Latin America. A guided…★ 5.0 - Guyra Wild Guides - Birding
Birdwatching tour and photo safari with specialized ornithologist guides. Yamil and…★ 5.0 - SKYVY - Astrotourism
Astrotourism in Loreto, 17 km from the San Antonio portal. Night-sky observation with a…★ 5.0 - Navegando Ituzaingó
Private sailboat rides on the Paraná with captain Mario: sunrise, morning and sunset…★ 5.0
Species profile
- Common nameBlack-crowned Tityra
- Scientific nameTityra inquisitor
- GroupBird
- StatusNative
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