Jamaican Becard

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Jamaican Becard
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Pachyramphus
Species: P. niger
Binomial name
Pachyramphus niger
(Gmelin, 1788)

The Jamaican Becard (Pachyramphus niger) is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. Its genus, Pachyramphus, has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae[1]. It is found in Cayman Islands and Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

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  1. ^ Adopt the Family Tityridae - South American Classification Committee (2007)
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