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Male left, Female on right
Photo by erikat
Plantation "Rust & Werk", Commewijne District, Suriname, June 2003

Pachyramphus rufus

Distribution

Central and South America
Central America: found only in Panama
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru and Brazil.

Juvenile
Photo by erikat
AdeK University, Uitvlucht (Paramaribo), Suriname, June 2007

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• P. r. juruanus:

• South-eastern Ecuador to eastern Peru (Loreto) and western Brazil (south-western Amazonas)

• P. r. rufus:

• Eastern Panama to Colombia, the Guianas, Amazonian and eastern Brazil

Habitat

Lowland moist forests and dry shrubland.

Behaviour

Breeding

The nest is ball shaped, made from grass, and placed in the fork of a tree.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cinereous Becard. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinereous_Becard

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