Black-tailed tityra, Sani Lodge, Ecuador

This bird forages in the canopy. They nest in dead tree holes which the female lines with dry leaves, as seen here.

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Luka Esenko

Lion

How did you take this shot - it seems high up in the canopies? Posted 3 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  You guessed correctly:
  https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/1*qO65lIwRJPNhQC_cjcLqaQ.jpeg Posted 3 years ago
2. 1. Luka Esenko
    
    Lion
    
    This is awesome! Being so high in the canopy makes all the difference. Most of rainforests are quite tall and being at the bottom is too restrictive for photography. Or for simple birdwatching for this sake... Posted 3 years ago

The Black-tailed tityra

The black-tailed tityra is a medium-sized passerine bird of tropical South America. The tityras have been placed in the cotinga or the tyrant flycatcher families 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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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Ferdy Christant