Birds of Guyana

    PASSERIFORMES: Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, Sharpbill)  
Genus: Pachyramphus (5 species, 18 worldwide)


Black-capped Becard
Black-capped Becard (Pachyramphus marginatus nanus) Male
Sacha Lodge, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Peter E. Hart     Copyright and usage info

Black-capped Becard
Black-capped Becard (Pachyramphus marginatus marginatus) Female
REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Uncommon. On male note dark back compared to Black-and-white Becard, but no black lore. For female compare to White-winged Becard and Black-and-white Becard. Note lack of white brow on Black-capped female, as well as chestnut crown and yellow body.

Pink-throated Becard
Pink-throated Becard (Pachyramphus minor) Male
Manu Wildlife Center, Peru  
   
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud   © All Rights Reserved.

Pink-throated Becard
Pink-throated Becard (Pachyramphus minor) Female
Venezuela  
   
Photograph by David Ascanio - www.abtbirds.com   © All Rights Reserved.


White-winged Becard
White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus similis) Male
CaƱo Negro, Costa Rica
  A darker subspecies, but not as dark as some races in the Amazon.
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.

White-winged Becard
White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) Male
La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

White-winged Becard
White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus dorsalis) Female
ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A common becard. The male body color varies from light gray to black across its large range. On male note black back, cap and lore compared to related species. Females are more difficult to tell apart.
A white-bodied 'dorsalis' male.

Cinereous Becard
Cinereous Becard (Pachyramphus rufus rufus) Male
Hato Aurora, Casanare, Colombia
  Cinereous means greyish.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Cinereous Becard
Cinereous Becard (Pachyramphus rufus rufus) Female
Hato Aurora, Casanare, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Glossy-backed Becard
Glossy-backed Becard (Pachyramphus surinamus) Male
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info

Glossy-backed Becard
Glossy-backed Becard (Pachyramphus surinamus) Female
Manaus, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.



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