Pachyramphus

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Pachyramphus
Chestnut-crowned Becard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Pachyramphus
G.R. Gray, 1840

Pachyramphus is a genus of bird in the Tityridae family which includes the species commonly known as the becards. 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. The genus contains about 16 or 17 species. The becards are characterized by their large heads with slight crests.[2] The smaller members of this genus have graduated tails and most members have different plumages for adult males and females, although the Cinnamon Becard has similar plumage for the males and females.[2] Juvenile becards resemble the adult females in plumage and obtain their adult plumage after about a year.[2] The bill of the becard is black with paler gray below, while their legs are dark gray.[2] They are restricted to Central and South America and often are found near open woodlands and areas, such as plantations.[2] The nest of a becard is a bulky globular mass of dead leaves, mosses, and fibers with the entrance near the bottom of the nest.[2] Nests are typically wedged or slung from the outer branches of trees at the mid or upper levels.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Adopt the Family Tityridae - South American Classification Committee (2007)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Howell, Steve N.G. & Webb, Sophie (1995), A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 520, ISBN 0-19-854012-4 


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