White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus), male

Planaltina, 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-preto".

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Suborder: Tyranni

Family: Tityridae

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

Species: P. polychopterus (Vieillot, 1818)

Binomial name: Pachyramphus polychopterus

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