Photo: Cláudio Dias Timm from Rio Grande do Sul / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Green-backed Becard
Pachyramphus viridis
Green-backed Becard (Pachyramphus viridis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Green-backed Becard (Pachyramphus viridis) is a member of the Tityridae family found in South America. Adults weigh 21 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Tityridae Tityras, Becards & Allies
- Genus Pachyramphus
- Species viridis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 21 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tityridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Green-backed Becard is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Green-backed Becard is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Green-backed Becard (Pachyramphus viridis) is a species of bird in the Tityridae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA n, w, e, c.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 21 g, with a wing length of about 7.2 cm and a tail of around 5.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 5 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Green-backed Becard?
The Green-backed Becard is a small bird that weighs around 21 g.
Where does the Green-backed Becard live?
The Green-backed Becard is found across South America with a range covering SA n, w, e, c, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Green-backed Becard belong to?
The Green-backed Becard (Pachyramphus viridis) belongs to the Tityridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Green-backed Becard eat?
The Green-backed Becard is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Green-backed Becard migrate?
The Green-backed Becard is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Green-backed Becard endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Green-backed Becard make?
1 real field recording of the Green-backed Becard — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Green-backed Becard's range?
The Green-backed Becard has a mapped global range of about 5 million km².
Conservation
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