Chestnut-crowned becard

Chestnut-crowned becard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Pachyramphus
Species:
P. castaneus
Binomial name
Pachyramphus castaneus
(Jardine & Selby, 1827)

The chestnut-crowned becard (Pachyramphus castaneus) 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 it is now placed by the South American Classification Committee.

Yasuni Nat’l Park - Ecuador

It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia and regions of Venezuela; also southeastern regions of South America including Brazil, Paraguay, and very northeastern Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pachyramphus castaneus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700644A93789354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700644A93789354.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Adopt the Family Tityridae Archived May 8, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2007)