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Chestnut-crowned Becard

Pachyramphus castaneus(Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1827)

English (US) Chestnut-crowned Becard

The Chestnut-crowned Becard (Pachyramphus castaneus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tityridae (Tityras, Becards, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Pachyramphus castaneus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Chestnut-crowned Becard
Described by
(Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1827)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Tityra castanea
Described by
(Jardine, W; Selby, PJ, 1827)
Type locality
South America; restricted to Rio de Janeiro by Pinto, 1944, Cat. Aves Brasil (Publ. Dept. Zool., Sao Paulo), pt. 2, p. 34.
Original description
Illustrations of ornithology 1 pl.10 fig.2

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 36 species of the family Tityridae