Tityras are in the same family as becards (see last post). The tityras are larger than most becards, being slightly bigger than robins. We saw the Masked Tityra in San Jose on our first day in Costa Rica. I had hoped to get a good photo, but this first image is the best, and only, one I could do.
The remaining images are of Black-crowned Tityras at the Laguna del Lagarto Lodge in mid-July 2017. The second and third photos are of females consuming large katydids. Tityras often eat fruit, but may feed their young large arthropods. Clearly, however, the female in the following photo has kept her insect for herself. The last photo is of a male.
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