Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Jamaican Becard
Pachyramphus niger
Jamaican Becard (Pachyramphus niger) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
The Jamaican Becard (Pachyramphus niger) is a member of the Tityridae family found in North America. Adults weigh 40.2 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 niger
Quick facts
- Weight
- 40.2 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Tityridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Jamaican Becard is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Jamaican Becard is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Jamaican Becard (Pachyramphus niger) is a species of bird in the Tityridae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans North America. Its distribution covers NA Jamaica.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 40.2 g, with a wing length of about 9.9 cm and a tail of around 7.6 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 11,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Jamaican Becard?
The Jamaican Becard is a small bird that weighs around 40.2 g.
Where does the Jamaican Becard live?
The Jamaican Becard is found across North America with a range covering NA Jamaica, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Jamaican Becard belong to?
The Jamaican Becard (Pachyramphus niger) belongs to the Tityridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Jamaican Becard eat?
The Jamaican Becard is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Jamaican Becard migrate?
The Jamaican Becard is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Jamaican 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 Jamaican Becard make?
1 real field recording of the Jamaican 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 Jamaican Becard's range?
The Jamaican Becard has a mapped global range of about 11,000 km².
Conservation
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