Tityras, Becards & Allies

Jamaican Becard

Pachyramphus niger

The Jamaican Becard (Pachyramphus niger) is a 40 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Tityras, Becards & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

40 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Jamaica, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Peru, Brazil.

Where to see it: Ecclesdown Road (Upland birds only––please use a different location for seabirds) (Jamaica); Rocklands Bird Sanctuary (Jamaica); Green Castle Estate (Jamaica); Hope Botanical Gardens (Jamaica); Font Hill Nature Preserve (Jamaica).

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