Crested Becard

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Crested Becard
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae Genus: Pachyramphus Species: P. validus
Binomial name
Pachyramphus validus (Lichtenstein, 1823)

The Crested Becard (Pachyramphus validus) is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae^[1], where now placed by SACC. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and heavily degraded former forest.

[edit] Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Pachyramphus validus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.