Black-and-white Becard (Pachyramphus albogriseus)
About the Black-and-white Becard
The black-and-white becard (Pachyramphus albogriseus) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. Sources differ on its range; all agree it is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Venezuela and some add Ecuador and Peru. The black-and-white becard was originally described in 1857 as Pachyramphus albo-griseus. The genus Pachyramphus has variously been assigned to the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae and the cotinga family Cotingidae. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Pachyramphus in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment. In 1998 the American Ornithological Society was unsure where to place the genus and listed its members as incertae sedis but in 2011 moved them to Tityridae.
A real field recording of the Black-and-white Becard. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×3 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela · xeno-canto lists 56 recordings for this species in total.
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