Grey-collared Becard

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Grey-collared Becard
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Tityridae Genus: Pachyramphus Species: P. major
Binomial name
Pachyramphus major (Cabanis, 1847)

The Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major) is a species of bird in the Tityridae family. Its genus, Pachyramphus, has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae^[1].

It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

[edit] Source

• BirdLife International 2004. Pachyramphus major. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.