Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major)

Other Names (World)
Eastern Grey-collared Becard, Eastern Gray-collared Becard, Grey-collared Becard, Gray-collared Becard, Mexican Becard

Family
Tityridae (Tityras And Allies)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1847)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, lowland and monatne moist forest. From 800 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua.

Population
Estimated population is 50,000 - 499,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A quiet, musical 'dewt-tew-tewt'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major) [XC439817]
by Richard E. Webster from Rancho Santa Barbara, Sonora, Mexico (call, song)

Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major) [XC439816]
by Richard E. Webster from Rancho Santa Barbara, Sonora, Mexico (call)

Subspecies
Phylogenetic affinity of present species unknown. Specimens from Honduras not racially identifiable; tentatively included in australis, but could belong with itzensis.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

uropygialis Nelson, 1899 - Western Mexico (southern Sonora south to Guerrero). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Western Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus uropygialis).
major (Cabanis, 1847) - Eastern Mexico (southern Nuevo Le�n and San Luis Potos�� south to Oaxaca and western Chiapas).
itzensis Nelson, 1901 - South-eastern Mexico (Campeche, Yucat�n, Quintana Roo).
matudai Phillips, AR, 1966 - Southern Mexico (Pacific slope of Chiapas) and Guatemala.
australis Miller, W & Griscom, 1925 - Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and north-central Nicaragua.

References
See References.

Files:

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