Slaty Becard

Pachyramphus spodiurus Sclater, PL, 1860

Tityridae — Tityras, Becards & Allies

Slaty Becard, Pachyramphus spodiurus, is a passerine of the Tityridae family that breeds in western Ecuador and north-west Peru. It was described by Sclater in 1860. It is a resident bird of semi-humid and deciduous woodland, clearings, plantations with scattered trees, and, in a few places, dry scrubby ravines and humid cleared areas. Its range is limited to scattered sites in its wider distribution. It is monotypic. It is found mostly below 600 m in Ecuador and up to 750 m in Peru.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tityridae — Tityras, Becards & Allies
Breeding range
South America: w Ecuador and nw Peru
Slaty Becard
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