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Least Concern

Glossy-backed Becard

Pachyramphus surinamus

Glossy-backed Becard (Pachyramphus surinamus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.

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The Glossy-backed Becard (Pachyramphus surinamus) is a member of the Tityridae family found in South America. Adults weigh 19.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Tityridae Tityras, Becards & Allies
  4. Genus Pachyramphus
  5. Species surinamus

Where it lives

Northeastern Amazonia

Quick facts

Weight
19.7 g
Family
Tityridae
Habitat
Woodland

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Glossy-backed Becard is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Behaviour

A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.

Migration

The Glossy-backed Becard is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.

The Glossy-backed Becard (Pachyramphus surinamus) is a member of the Tityridae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA ne Amazonia.

It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 19.7 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 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 707,000 km².

Songs & calls

Glossy-backed Becard — Song

Recorded by Peter Boesman Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Glossy-backed Becard?

The Glossy-backed Becard is a small bird that weighs around 19.7 g.

Where does the Glossy-backed Becard live?

The Glossy-backed Becard is found across South America with a range covering SA ne Amazonia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.

What family does the Glossy-backed Becard belong to?

The Glossy-backed Becard (Pachyramphus surinamus) belongs to the Tityridae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Glossy-backed Becard eat?

The Glossy-backed Becard is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Glossy-backed Becard migrate?

The Glossy-backed Becard is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.

Is the Glossy-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 Glossy-backed Becard make?

1 real field recording of the Glossy-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 Glossy-backed Becard's range?

The Glossy-backed Becard has a mapped global range of about 707,000 km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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