Tityras, Becards & Allies

Green-backed Becard

Pachyramphus viridis

The Green-backed Becard (Pachyramphus viridis) is a 21 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. Some populations migrate.

Family

Tityras, Becards & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

21 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

10

Recorded in Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, Suriname, Venezuela, GF.

Where to see it: Paso Centurión · Área General (Uruguay); Asunción Jardin Botanico (Paraguay); Fredberg · Zintete Lodge (Suriname); Parque Nacional Ybycui, Dpto. Paraguari (Paraguay); PE Intervales (Brazil).

Photo: (c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist