One-colored Becard

One-colored Becard
Male (in front) and female (behind), illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Pachyramphus
Species: P. homochrous
Binomial name
Pachyramphus homochrous
Sclater, 1859
Synonyms
  • Hadrostomus homochrous
  • Platypsaris homochrous

The One-colored Becard (Pachyramphus homochrous) 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.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

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