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Grey-collared Becard
Pachyramphus major
Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major) is a member of the Tityridae family found in Central America & Caribbean. Adults weigh 24.8 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 major
Quick facts
- Weight
- 24.8 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Tityridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Grey-collared 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 Grey-collared Becard is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major) belongs to the Tityridae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean. Its distribution covers MA widespread.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 24.8 g, with a wing length of about 8.2 cm and a tail of around 6.4 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 378,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Grey-collared Becard?
The Grey-collared Becard is a small bird that weighs around 24.8 g.
Where does the Grey-collared Becard live?
The Grey-collared Becard is found across Central America & Caribbean with a range covering MA widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Grey-collared Becard belong to?
The Grey-collared Becard (Pachyramphus major) belongs to the Tityridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Grey-collared Becard eat?
The Grey-collared Becard is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Grey-collared Becard migrate?
The Grey-collared Becard is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Grey-collared 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 Grey-collared Becard make?
1 real field recording of the Grey-collared 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 Grey-collared Becard's range?
The Grey-collared Becard has a mapped global range of about 378,000 km².
Conservation
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