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− | [[Image:Green- | + | [[Image:Green-backed_Becard_male_by_Luiz.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male of subspecies ''viridis''<br />Photo by {{user|Luiz|Luiz}}<br />Serrinha do Alambari, Resende, RJ, [[Brazil]], November 2009]] |
;[[:Category:Pachyramphus|Pachyramphus]] viridis | ;[[:Category:Pachyramphus|Pachyramphus]] viridis | ||
'''Includes Yellow-cheeked Becard''' | '''Includes Yellow-cheeked Becard''' | ||
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* Olive-green wings, females with rufous-chestnut lesser wing-coverts | * Olive-green wings, females with rufous-chestnut lesser wing-coverts | ||
* ''Viridis'': Male with grey-whitish face and throat, grey neck and nuchal collar, yellow pectoral band merging with whitish underparts | * ''Viridis'': Male with grey-whitish face and throat, grey neck and nuchal collar, yellow pectoral band merging with whitish underparts | ||
+ | [[Image:Green-backed_Becard.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female of subspecies ''viridis''<br />Photo by {{user|JWN_Andrewes|JWN Andrewes}}<br />[[Brazil]], September 2005]] | ||
* ''Griseigularis'': Underparts greyish, without yellow pectoral band | * ''Griseigularis'': Underparts greyish, without yellow pectoral band | ||
* ''Peruanus'' and ''xanthogenys'': yellow face, olive nuchal collar and neck, olive pectoral band merging with whitish underparts. | * ''Peruanus'' and ''xanthogenys'': yellow face, olive nuchal collar and neck, olive pectoral band merging with whitish underparts. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | + | [[South America]]: found in south-eastern [[Venezuela]] and [[Guyana]], locally in northern [[Brazil]] and from north-eastern [[Brazil]] south to [[Bolivia]], [[Paraguay]], northern [[Argentina]] and [[Uruguay]]. Also in [[Peru]], [[Ecuador]] and southern [[Colombia]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | Four species which form two groups: | + | ====Subspecies==== |
+ | Four species which form two groups<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
* ''P. v. griseigularis'' in [[Venezuela]], N [[Brazil]] and [[Guyana]]. | * ''P. v. griseigularis'' in [[Venezuela]], N [[Brazil]] and [[Guyana]]. | ||
* ''P. v. viridis'' from Ne [[Brazil]] south to [[Uruguay]] and N [[Argentina]]. | * ''P. v. viridis'' from Ne [[Brazil]] south to [[Uruguay]] and N [[Argentina]]. | ||
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Different types of forest (moist lowland forest, gallery forest, foothill forest) and forest edge. Also found in clearings. | Different types of forest (moist lowland forest, gallery forest, foothill forest) and forest edge. Also found in clearings. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
Feeds on insects.<br /> | Feeds on insects.<br /> | ||
− | Usually seen in pairs or single. Forages in varying heights in the trees, well above the ground. ''Viridis'' and ''greiseigularis'' are often in mixed-species flocks. | + | Usually seen in pairs or single. Forages in varying heights in the trees, well above the ground. ''Viridis'' and ''greiseigularis'' are often in mixed-species flocks. |
− | The bulky globular nest is made of dead leaves and usually hangs from from a drooping branch or is wedged in a tree fork. It has a entrance hole near the bottom on the side. Lays two to four eggs. | + | ====Breeding==== |
+ | The bulky globular nest is made of dead leaves and usually hangs from from a drooping branch or is wedged in a tree fork. It has a entrance hole near the bottom on the side. Lays two to four eggs. | ||
+ | ====Movements==== | ||
Resident species. | Resident species. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | # {{Ref-HBWVol9}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-HBWVol9}} |
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pachyramphus+viridis}} | {{GSearch|Pachyramphus+viridis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pachyramphus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Pachyramphus]] |
Latest revision as of 23:45, 21 November 2014
- Pachyramphus viridis
Includes Yellow-cheeked Becard
Identification
14 - 15cm.
- Male with a black crown, female with green crown
- Olive-green wings, females with rufous-chestnut lesser wing-coverts
- Viridis: Male with grey-whitish face and throat, grey neck and nuchal collar, yellow pectoral band merging with whitish underparts
- Griseigularis: Underparts greyish, without yellow pectoral band
- Peruanus and xanthogenys: yellow face, olive nuchal collar and neck, olive pectoral band merging with whitish underparts.
Distribution
South America: found in south-eastern Venezuela and Guyana, locally in northern Brazil and from north-eastern Brazil south to Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and Uruguay. Also in Peru, Ecuador and southern Colombia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four species which form two groups[1]:
- P. v. griseigularis in Venezuela, N Brazil and Guyana.
- P. v. viridis from Ne Brazil south to Uruguay and N Argentina.
Peruanus and xanthogenys are sometimes split as Yellow-cheeked Becard, Pachyramphus xanthogenys.
Habitat
Different types of forest (moist lowland forest, gallery forest, foothill forest) and forest edge. Also found in clearings.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects.
Usually seen in pairs or single. Forages in varying heights in the trees, well above the ground. Viridis and greiseigularis are often in mixed-species flocks.
Breeding
The bulky globular nest is made of dead leaves and usually hangs from from a drooping branch or is wedged in a tree fork. It has a entrance hole near the bottom on the side. Lays two to four eggs.
Movements
Resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2004. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 9: Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334696
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-backed Becard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-backed_Becard