Crested Becard (Pachyramphus validus) - female

MONA do Conjunto Espeleológico do Morro da Pedreira - Sobradinho, DF, Brazil.

 

Depending on taxonomy, the genus Pachyramphus contains 16 or 17 species. The becards are characterized by their large heads with slight crest.

 

The species is known in Brazil as "caneleiro-de-chapéu-preto".

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Suborder: Tyranni

Family: Tityridae

Genus: Pachyramphus Gould & G.R. Gray, 1839

Species: P. validus (Lichtenstein, 1823)

Binomial name: Pachyramphus validus

Synonyms: Platypsaris validus

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