Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusTityra
- SpeciesTityra semifasciata (Masked Tityra)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Snowy Cotinga
Carpodectes nitidus
Rufous Piha
Lipaugus unirufus
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Rose-throated Becard
Pachyramphus aglaiae
Bare-necked Umbrellabird
Cephalopterus glabricollis
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Masked Tityra in Tortuguero National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Masked Tityra sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 217 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Masked Tityra in Tortuguero National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Masked Tityra in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.