One-colored becard
| One-colored becard | |
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| Male (in front) and female (behind), illustration by Joseph Smit, 1888 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tityridae |
| Genus: | Pachyramphus |
| Species: | P. homochrous |
| Binomial name | |
| Pachyramphus homochrous Sclater, 1859 | |
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The one-colored becard (Pachyramphus homochrous) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,[2] 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
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Pachyramphus homochrous". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Adopt the Family Tityridae - South American Classification Committee (2007)
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