Green-backed becard

Green-backed becard
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Pachyramphus
Species:
P. viridis
Binomial name
Pachyramphus viridis
(Vieillot, 1816)

The green-backed becard (Pachyramphus viridis) 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. It often includes the Andean yellow-cheeked becard (Pachyramphus xanthogenys) as a subspecies.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The green-backed becard's natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pachyramphus viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103677078A93788714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103677078A93788714.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Adopt the Family Tityridae Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2007)