Green-backed Becard
Pachyramphus viridis(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
English (US) Green-backed Becard
The Green-backed Becard (Pachyramphus viridis) 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 viridis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Green-backed Becard
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Pachyramphus viridis griseigularis
- Pachyramphus viridis viridis
- Pachyramphus viridis xanthogenys
- Pachyramphus viridis peruanus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Tityra viridis
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
- Type locality
- Paraguay.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 3 p.348
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tityras, Becards, and Allies
Buff-throated Purpletuft
Iodopleura pipra
Black-tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
White-tailed Tityra
Tityra leucura
Masked Tityra
Tityra semifasciata
White-naped Xenopsaris
Xenopsaris albinucha
Barred Becard
Pachyramphus versicolor
Slaty Becard
Pachyramphus spodiurus
Cinereous Becard
Pachyramphus rufus
Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus
Chestnut-crowned Becard
Pachyramphus castaneus
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
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