Cinereous Becard

Cinereous Becard
Cinereous Becard
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Pachyramphus
Species: P. rufus
Binomial name
Pachyramphus rufus
(Boddaert, 1783)

The Cinereous Becard (Pachyramphus rufus) is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. The term cinereous describes its colouration. 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.

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

References

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