One-colored Becard (Pachyramphus homochrous) [XC260980]
by Robert S. Ridgely from Loja: 'Reserva Jorupe' ca. 4 km E Macar\u00e1, Ecuador (call, calls)
One-colored Becard (Pachyramphus homochrous) [XC17234]
by Andrew Spencer from Jorupe reserve, east of Macar\u00e1, Loja, Ecuador (song)
Subspecies
Phylogenetic affinity of present species unknown. Has been suggested that it is closely related to Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae), Pink-throated Becard (Pachyramphus minor) and Crested Becard (Pachyramphus validus), or even conspecific with Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) and Pink-throated Becard (Pachyramphus minor) and all are sometimes combined in a separate genus, Platypsaris, differing from present genus in nest shape and placement, as well as in some vocal and minor morphological characters. Subspecies weakly differentiated, barely distinguishable.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
homochrous Sclater, 1859 - Central and eastern Panama, western Colombia (Pacific slope of western Andes south to southern Chocó at lower R San Juan), western Ecuador (south to western Loja) and north-western Peru (Tumbes, northern Piura).
quimarinus (Meyer de Schauensee, 1950) - North-western Colombia (Sinú Valley of Bolívar east to southern Magdalena and eastern Antioquia).
canescens (Chapman, 1912) - North-eastern Colombia (north-eastern Bolívar, northern Magdalena) and north-western Venezuela (base of Sierra de Perijá and both sides of L Maracaibo).