Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
One-coloured Becard (Pachyramphus homochrous) - HBW 9, p. 461
French: Bécarde unicolore
German: Einfarbbekarde
Spanish: Anambé Unicolor
Taxonomy: Pachyramphus homochrous P. L. Sclater, 1859, Pallatanga, Chimborazo, Ecuador.
Genus formerly included with Tityra in the Cotingidae, but transferred to present family because of several shared, derived features of the skull and syrinx. Because both genera exhibit similarity to cotingids in many other features, some authors prefer to leave them in that family or to treat them as representing a separate family (Tityridae). Phylogenetic affinity of present species unknown. Has been suggested that it is closely related to P. aglaiae, P. minor and P. validus, or even conspecific with first two; all are sometimes combined in a separate genus, P.. View all taxonomy...
Genus formerly included with Tityra in the Cotingidae, but transferred to present family because of several shared, derived features of the skull and syrinx. Because both genera exhibit similarity to cotingids in many other features, some authors prefer to leave them in that family or to treat them as representing a separate family (Tityridae). Phylogenetic affinity of present species unknown. Has been suggested that it is closely related to P. aglaiae, P. minor and P. validus, or even conspecific with first two; all are sometimes combined in a separate genus, Platypsaris, differing from present genus in nest shape and placement, as well as in some vocal and minor morphological characters. Races weakly differentiated, barely distinguishable; revision desirable. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- homochrous P. L. Sclater, 1859 - C & E Panama, W Colombia (Pacific slope of W Andes S to S Chocó at lower R San Juan), W Ecuador (S to W Loja) and NW Peru (Tumbes, N Piura).
- quimarinus (Meyer de Schauensee, 1950) - NW Colombia (Sinú Valley of Bolívar E to S Magdalena and E Antioquia).
- canescens (Chapman, 1912) - NE Colombia (NE Bolívar, N Magdalena) and NW Venezuela (base of Sierra de Perijá and both sides of L Maracaibo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female in a tree and flying away Locality Río Silanche Bird Sanctuary, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp homochrous)
Josep del Hoyo 7 September 2007 4 years ago 20 sec 3.2
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Male
Locality Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro Province, Ecuador
Helmut Schumann 5 November 2008 3 years ago 4
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Call. Locality Puyango, Loja Province, Ecuador
(ssp homochrous)
Nick Athanas 4 January 2002 2 years ago 3
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