Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major)
About the Grey-collared Becard
The grey-collared becard (Pachyramphus major) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. It has also occurred as a vagrant in Arizona and Texas. The grey-collared becard was originally described in 1847 as Bathmidurus major. It was eventually placed in its present genus Pachyramphus. That genus 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.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 30 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolorrecording
- Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseusrecording
- Black-capped BecardPachyramphus marginatusrecording
- Chestnut-crowned BecardPachyramphus castaneusrecording
- Cinnamon BecardPachyramphus cinnamomeusrecording
- One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrousrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.