Birds of Nicaragua BETA

    PASSERIFORMES: Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, Sharpbill)  
Genus: Pachyramphus (5 species, 17 worldwide)


Rose-throated Becard
Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) Male
Alajuela, Turrucares, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

Rose-throated Becard
Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) Female
Alajuela, Turrucares, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Black-and-white Becard
Black-and-white Becard (Pachyramphus albogriseus guayaquilensis) Male
Cerro Blanco, Guayas, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Note light-colored back and light to white lore compared to [White-winged Becard] and [Black-capped Becard]. On female note black border to crown. There may be a thin black line below the lore.

Cinnamon Becard
Cinnamon Becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus)
Zafra Reserva Natural, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Generally common in midstory to canopy and sometimes lower. Male and female alike, unlike other becards.

Grey-collared Becard
Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major)
La Concordia, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


White-winged Becard
White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus similis) Male
CaƱo Negro, Costa Rica
  A darker subspecies, but not as dark as some races in the Amazon.
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

White-winged Becard
White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) Male
La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

White-winged Becard
White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus dorsalis) Female
ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A common becard. The male body color varies from light gray to black across its large range. On male note black back, cap and lore compared to related species. Females are more difficult to tell apart.
A white-bodied 'dorsalis' male.


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