Yellow-cheeked becard

The yellow-cheeked becard (Pachyramphus xanthogenys) is a passerine bird in the family Tityridae. It is treated variously as a distinct species or as a subspecies of the green-backed becard, Pachyramphus viridis. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae,^[2] where now placed by the South American Classification Committee. It is mainly found in Ecuador and Peru.

Yellow-cheeked becard
Male
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Tityridae
Genus:	Pachyramphus
Species:	P. xanthogenys
Binomial name
Pachyramphus xanthogenys Salvadori & Festa, 1898

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

There are two subspecies:^[3]

• Pachyramphus xanthogenys xanthogenys Salvadori & Festa, 1898 – south Colombia, east Ecuador
• Pachyramphus xanthogenys peruanus Hartert & Goodson, 1917 – central Peru

References

1. BirdLife International (2017). "Pachyramphus xanthogenys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103677119A112281673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103677119A112281673.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. "Proposal (313) to South American Classification Committee: Adopt the Family Tityridae". South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society. 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Cotingas, manakins, tityras & becards". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

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