Birds of the World - Pachyramphus


Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) Male Range: MA: widespread Alajuela, Turrucares, Costa Rica A possible immature male not showing a bright red throat patch.
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.


Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) Female Range: MA: widespread Alajuela, Turrucares, Costa Rica
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Black-and-white Becard (Pachyramphus albogriseus) Male Range: MA, SA: Montane forest in Costa Rica and w Panama then discontinually to n, ne Colombia and nw Venezuela (Santa Marta Mts. and Perijá Mts.) to n Venezuela and along e slope of Andes from e Colombia to s Peru 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.


Chestnut-crowned Becard (Pachyramphus castaneus) Range: SA: widespread REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Male and female similar.


Cinnamon Becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus) Range: MA, SA: se Mexico to w Ecuador Zafra Reserva Natural, Antioquia, Colombia
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Generally common in midstory to canopy and sometimes lower. Male and female alike, unlike other becards.


One-colored Becard (Pachyramphus homochrous) Male Range: MA, SA: Panama to n Venezuela and nw Peru Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia
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One-colored Becard (Pachyramphus homochrous homochrous) Female Range: MA, SA: Panama to n Venezuela and nw Peru Bahia Solano, Choco, Colombia
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Note lack of dark lore and less contrast in colors on female compared to Cinnamon Becard.


Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major) Male Range: MA: widespread Valle Nacional, Mexico
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Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major) Female Range: MA: widespread La Concordia, Mexico
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


Black-capped Becard (Pachyramphus marginatus nanus) Male Range: SA: Amazonia and e Brazil Sacha Lodge, Ecuador
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Black-capped Becard (Pachyramphus marginatus marginatus) Female Range: SA: Amazonia and e Brazil REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Uncommon. On male note dark back compared to Black-and-white Becard, but no black lore. For female compare to White-winged Becard and Black-and-white Becard. Note lack of white brow on Black-capped female, as well as chestnut crown and yellow body.


Pink-throated Becard (Pachyramphus minor) Male Range: SA: Amazonia Manu Wildlife Center, Peru
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud © All Rights Reserved.


Pink-throated Becard (Pachyramphus minor) Female Range: SA: Amazonia Venezuela
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Jamaican Becard (Pachyramphus niger) Male Range: NA: Jamaica Stewart Town Private Reserve, Trelawny, Jamaica
Photograph by Matt Grube © All Rights Reserved.


White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) Male Range: MA, SA: Guatemala to Uruguay La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus similis) Male Range: MA, SA: Guatemala to Uruguay Caño 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 (Pachyramphus polychopterus dorsalis) Female Range: MA, SA: Guatemala to Uruguay 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.


Cinereous Becard (Pachyramphus rufus rufus) Male Range: MA, SA: Panama and n SA, Amazonia Hato Aurora, Casanare, Colombia Cinereous means greyish.
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Cinereous Becard (Pachyramphus rufus rufus) Female Range: MA, SA: Panama and n SA, Amazonia Hato Aurora, Casanare, Colombia
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Cryptic Becard (Pachyramphus salvini) Range: SA: Lowlands in w Colombia and w Ecuador s to nw Peru and Rio Maranon drainage

A smaller version of the Black-and-white Becard with a more slender bill, found possibly on either side of the Andes (possibly migrating) in extreme south Colombia, Ecuador and north Peru. Split in 2023 based on SACC proposal 955.


Slaty Becard (Pachyramphus spodiurus) Male Vulnerable Range: SA: w Ecuador and nw Peru Milpe Bird Sanctuary, Los Bancos, Ecuador
Photograph by Nigel Voaden © All Rights Reserved.


Glossy-backed Becard (Pachyramphus surinamus) Male Range: SA: ne Amazonia Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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Glossy-backed Becard (Pachyramphus surinamus) Female Range: SA: ne Amazonia Manaus, Brazil
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Crested Becard (Pachyramphus validus validus) Female Range: SA: e, c Chaco National Park, Argentina
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Barred Becard (Pachyramphus versicolor versicolor) Male Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to nw Bolivia Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
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Barred Becard (Pachyramphus versicolor versicolor) Female Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to nw Bolivia Ucumarí Regional Park, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
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A shorter smaller rounder attractive becard found at higher altitudes and usually vocal.
Female from back.


Green-backed Becard (Pachyramphus viridis) Male Range: SA: n, e, c Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Green-backed Becard (Pachyramphus viridis) Female Range: SA: n, e, c
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-cheeked Becard (Pachyramphus xanthogenys) Male Range: SA: s Colombia to Peru Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Photograph by Anselmo d'Affonseca © All Rights Reserved.

Typical becard found in canopy in foothills often near clearings. Male has black cap and yellow cheek and throat; female has neither. Once considered the same species as the Green-backed Becard.