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Jamaican Becard

Pachyramphus niger(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

English (US) Jamaican Becard

The Jamaican Becard (Pachyramphus niger) 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.

Range: wooded hills of JamaicaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Pachyramphus niger
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Jamaican Becard
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
[Lanius] niger
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Type locality
Jamaica.
Original description
Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.301

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

See all 36 species of the family Tityridae