---
title: "Maskertityra"
description: "Tityra semifasciata — Vogels. The masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata) is a medium-sized passerine bird."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/masked-tityra
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Maskertityra

> Tityra semifasciata — Vogels. The masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata) is a medium-sized passerine bird.

- Scientific name: *Tityra semifasciata*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 8833
- Wikidata: [Q1304903](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1304903)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8834](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8834)

## Names

- en: Masked Tityra
- de: Maskentityra
- es: Titira Puerquito
- fr: Tityre masqué
- nl: Maskertityra
- pt: Anambé-branco-de-máscara-negra
- pl: Bekarda maskowa

## Countries with the most observations

MX (3910), CR (1426), PA (608), HN (402), BR (302), CO (300), BZ (279), EC (273), SV (207), NI (167), GT (153), PE (138)

## Summary

The masked tityra (Tityra semifasciata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country, and every northern and central mainland South American country except the Guianas.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_tityra

## Photo

![Maskertityra](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/masked-tityra/medium.jpg)

Photo: adel-fridus · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149286105

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/masked-tityra?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).