Yellow-cheeked becard

The yellow-cheeked becard (Pachyramphus xanthogenys) is a passerine bird in the family Tityridae. It is treated variously as a distinct species or as a subspecies of the green-backed becard, Pachyramphus viridis. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,[2] where now placed by South American Classification Committee. It is mainly found in Ecuador and Peru.

Yellow-cheeked becard
Male

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tityridae
Genus: Pachyramphus
Species:
P. xanthogenys
Binomial name
Pachyramphus xanthogenys
Salvadori & Festa, 1898

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

There are two subspecies:[3]

  • P. x. xanthogenys Salvadori & Festa, 1898 – south Colombia, east Ecuador
  • P. x. peruanus Hartert & Goodson, 1917 – central Peru

References
  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Pachyramphus xanthogenys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. "Proposal (313) to South American Classification Committee: Adopt the Family Tityridae". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras & becards". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.


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