Tityridae is family of suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics. The approximately 30 species in this family were formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae, Pipridae and Cotingidae.
Genus Iodopleura
Their name is a reference to the purple feather tufts on the flanks of the male, but these are often not visible when the wings are held closed, and females lack them entirely.
Purpletuff,_Buff-throated Iodopleura pipra Found: eastern Brazil
Image by: 1) Nick Athanas 2) Joao_Quental 3) Rick elis.simpson
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1) Female 2, 3) Male
Purpletuff,_Dusky Iodopleura fusca Found: mainly in Guianas
Image by: 1) alapi973
Purpletuff,_White-browed Iodopleura isabellae Found: Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezueal
Image by: 1) Claudio_Timm - Brazil 2, 3) Nick Athanas - Brazil, Ecuador
1, 2) Female 3) Male
Genus Laniisoma - 1 species
Cotinga,_Shrike-like Laniisoma elegans Found: Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru. Venezuela
Image by: 1) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Lee_Dingain 2) Ana Agreda 3) Nick Athanas - Brazil
Genus Laniocera
Mourner,_Cinereous Laniocera hypopyrra Found: central and northern South America
The Cinereous Mourner has mainly gray plumage; tuft of bright orange near shoulders.
Image by: 1) Hector_Bottai
Mourner,_Speckled Laniocera rufescens Found: Mexico, Central Amercia, Columbia, Ecuador
The Speckled Mourner has reddish-brown upperparts; some barring on wings; similar underparts with darker scaling.
Image by: 1) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Sam_Woods 2) Aaron_Maizlish - Panama
Genus Oxyruncus - 1 species
Sharpbill Oxyruncus cristatus Found: Costa Rica, Panama, South America
The Sharpbill has scaling on the head, neck; black spotted yellowish underparts; orange erectile crest. Some think the sparpbills should be placed in their own family.
Image by: 1) Joseph_Smit 2) Rick_Ellis_Simpson 3) Nick Athanas - Brazil 4) Claudio Timm
Genus Pachyramphus
Becard,_Barred Pachyramphus versicolor Found: Costa Rica, Panama, Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
The male Barred Becard has black upperparts with much white in wings; yellowish-green sides of head, chin; whitish underparts with fine black barring. Female has olive-green upperparts; gray crown, nape; mainly rufous wings; greenish-yellow underparts with fine barring.
Image by: 1, 3) Nick Athanas - Ecuador 2) Alejandro_Tamayo
Becard,_Black-and-white Pachyramphus albogriseus Found: Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela
The male Black-and-white Becard has mainly gray upperparts; blank and white wings; black crown; pale gray underparts. Female has rufous crown with black border; yellow underparts.
Image by: 1) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Roger_Ahlman in Ecuador 2) Nick Athanas - Ecuador
Becard,_Chestnut-crowned Pachyramphus castaneus Found: South America
Image by: 1) Dario Sanches 2) Nick Athanas - Brazil 3) Ron_Knight - Argentina
Becard,_Cinereous Pachyramphus rufus Found: northern South America
The male Cinereous Becard has mainly gray plumage; paler underparts; black crown; pale lores. Female has mainly rufous-brown plumage; paler underparts, lores.
Image by: 1) Claudio_Timm 2) Wilson_Cabanzo - Columbia 3, 4) Barloventomagico1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Becard,_Cinnamon Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Found: Central America, Columbia, Ecuador, Venezuela
The Cinnamom Becard has mainly rufous-brown plumage; chestnut crown.
Image by: 1) Nick Athanas - Costa Rica 2) Steve_Garvie 3) Aaron_Maizlish - Panama_(1)_(cropped).jpg){kind=link}
Becard,_Crested Pachyramphus validus Found: South America
The male Crested Becard has dark gray upperparts; semi-concealed white back patch; black crest; pale gray underparts. Female has rufous upperparts; gray crown; dull cinnamon underparts.
Image by: 1, 2) Dario_Sanches - Brazil 3, 4) Ben_Tavener - Brazil
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Becard,_Glossy-backed Pachyramphus surinamus Found: northeastern Brazil, Guianas
The male Glossy-blacked Becard has glossy black upperparts, crown, wings; white rest. Female has gray upperparts; black wings; some rufous in crown; white underparts
Image by: 1, 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online -Anselmo_d'Affonseca1) Female 2) Male
Becard,_Gray-collared Pachyramphus major Found: Mexico, Nicaragua
The male Gray-collared Becard has black back, crown, tail, wings;pale gray collar, underparts. Female brown upperparts; black eye-line; pale yellow collar, underparts.
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Becard,_Green-backed Pachyramphus viridis Found: South America
Image by: 1, 2) Claudio Timm 3) Nick Athanas - Brazil 4) Pedro Inacio de Paula
Becard,_One-colored Pachyramphus homochrous Found: Columbia, Ecuador, extreme north Peru, Venezuela
The male One-colored Becard has black upperparts; gray underparts. Female has rufous back, wings; cinnamon head; paler underparts.
Image by: 1, 2) Nick Athanas - Columbia, Ecuador 3) Francesco_Veronesi - Ecuador1) Female 2, 3) Male
Becard,_Pink-throated Pachyramphus minor Found: northern Brazil and surrounding countries
The male Pink-throated Becard had black upperparts; gray underparts; relatively small and dark pink throat patch.Female has grayisg crown, mantle; cinnamon face, neck, undrparts.
Image by: 1) Marcel_Holyoak - Ecuador 2) Hector_Bottai 3) Nick Athanas - Ecuador.JPG){kind=link}
1) Female 3) Male
Becard,_Rose-throated Pachyramphus aglaiae Found: southwest United States through Central America
Image by: 1) Carol Foil - Belize 2, 4) Jerry Oldenettel - Costa Rica 3) Jorge Montejo - Mexico
1, 2) Female 3, 4) Male
Becard,_Slaty Pachyramphus spodiurus Found: mainly Peru; also nearby Ecuador
Image by: 1) Joseph_Smit 2) Tadeusz_Stawarczyk 1, 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Sam_Woods, Tadeusz_Stawarczyk
1) Female 2) Male
Becard,_White-winged Pachyramphus polychopterus Found: Central and South America
Image by: 1, 4) Carlos_Henrique - Brazil 2) Aaron_Maizlish - Panama 3) Gustavo Fernando Durán 5) Dominic Sherony 6) Nick Athanas - Pamana , Ecuador
1 - 3) Female 4 - 6) Male
Genus Schiffornis
Schiffornis,_Brown-winged Schiffornis turdina Found: mainly Brazi; also Bolivial, Peru
The Brown-winged Schiffornis has brown or olive upperparts; paler underparts, usually some gray.
Image by: 1) Cal_Martins Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Alexander_Lees
Schiffornis,_Greenish Schiffornis virescens Found: mainly southern Brazil; also Argentina, Paraguay
Image by: 1) Claudio_Timm 2) Dario_Sanches - Brazil 3) Nick_Athanas = Brazil
Schiffornis,_Northern Schiffornis veraepacis Found: Mexico to Columbia, Venezuela
Image by: 1) Andres_Cuervo - Panama 2) Nick Athanas - Ecuador
Schiffornis,_Olivaceous Schiffornis olivacea Found: mainly northeast Brazil; also the Guianas, eastern Venezuela
Image by: 1) J Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Joao_Quental
Schiffornis,_Russet-winged Schiffornis stenorhyncha Found: Panama, Columbia, Venezuela
Image by: 1) Andres_Cuervo 2) Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Josh_Beck
Schiffornis,_Vrazea also Greater Schiffornis Schiffornis major Found: Brazil and surrounding countries
Image by: 1) Peter_Bono - Brazil 2) Arthur_Grosset - Brazil Cornell_Univ's_Neotropical_Birds_Online - Joe_Tobias
Genus Tityra
These species have large bills. They are found in forest clearings and edges, second growth and other semi-open habitats such as plantation shade trees. The eggs are laid in a bed of dry leaves in a tree hole, often an old woodpecker nest.
Tityra,_Black-crowned Tityra inquisitor Found: South America
The male Black-crowned Tityra has mainly white plumage; black crown, wing, tail. Only male tityra with no red on face.
Image by: 1, 2) Carlos_Henrique 3) NomdePloom 
1) Female , 32) Male
Tityra,_Black-tailed Tityra cayana Found: Brazil and surrounding countries
The Black-tailed Tityra has mainly white plumage; black head, wing, tail; red ocular skin. Female has dark brown instead of black.
Image by: 1) Barloventomagico 2) Nick Athanas - Ecuador
Tityra,_Masked Tityra semifasciata Found: Central and South America
Image by: 1, 2) Nick Athanas - Costa Rica 3) Andy_Morffew - Costa Rica
Genus Xenopsaris - 1 species
Xenopsaris,_White-naped Xenopsaris albinucha Found: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela
Image by: 1) Hector_Bottai 2) Nick Athanas - Brazil
