Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) - HBW 9, p. 456
French: Bécarde à ailes blanches
German: Weißbindenbekarde
Spanish: Anambé Aliblanco
Taxonomy: Platyrhynchos polychopterus Vieillot, 1818, Bahia, Brazil.
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 affinities of present species remain unknown. Races exhibit rather marked variation in plumage and, in some cases, also in voice; it has been suggested that more than one species may be involved. Eight subspecies currently recognized.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Platyrhynchos polychopterus Vieillot, 1818, Bahia, Brazil.
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 affinities of present species remain unknown. Races exhibit rather marked variation in plumage and, in some cases, also in voice; it has been suggested that more than one species may be involved. Eight subspecies currently recognized.
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 affinities of present species remain unknown. Races exhibit rather marked variation in plumage and, in some cases, also in voice; it has been suggested that more than one species may be involved. Eight subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- similis Cherrie, 1891 - C Guatemala E to S Belize (Toledo) and N Honduras, S to N Colombia (N Chocó).
- cinereiventris P. L. Sclater, 1862 - N Colombia (Chocó except extreme N, E to Santa Marta, S to upper R Sinú and César).
- dorsalis P. L. Sclater, 1862 - C & SW Colombia (S Antioquia and Cundinamarca S to SW Nariño) and NW Ecuador (E Esmeraldas, N & W Imababura, and N Pichincha S to Mindo area).
- similis Cherrie, 1891 - C Guatemala E to S Belize (Toledo) and N Honduras, S to N Colombia (N Chocó).
- cinereiventris P. L. Sclater, 1862 - N Colombia (Chocó except extreme N, E to Santa Marta, S to upper R Sinú and César).
- dorsalis P. L. Sclater, 1862 - C & SW Colombia (S Antioquia and Cundinamarca S to SW Nariño) and NW Ecuador (E Esmeraldas, N & W Imababura, and N Pichincha S to Mindo area).
- tristis (Kaup, 1852) - NE Colombia (E of Andes from Norte de Santander S to Boyacá, probably to Guainía), Venezuela (except Cerro Duida, in S Amazonas), Trinidad and Tobago, the Guianas and NE Brazil (Roraima E to Maranhão and SE Pará).
- nigriventris P. L. Sclater, 1857 - E Colombia (E of Andes in W Meta S to Vaupés), S Venezuela (S Amazonas at base of Cerro Duida), W Brazil (both banks of upper Amazon E to R Jamundá and E bank of R Madeira), E Peru (S of R Marañón) and N Bolivia (Beni).
- tenebrosus J. T. Zimmer, 1936 - SE Colombia (SE Nariño and W Caquetá E to Amazonas), E Ecuador and NE Peru (N & W Loreto and San Martín).
- polychopterus (Vieillot, 1818) - E Brazil (Piauí and Ceará S to Alagoas and Bahia).
- spixii (Swainson, 1838) - NW Bolivia (Pando and La Paz E to Santa Cruz and S to Tarija), S & SE Brazil (Mato Grosso E to Espírito Santo, S to Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay, N Argentina (S to Tucumán, Córdoba and N Buenos Aires) and Uruguay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close view of a male singing Locality Emas National Park, Goiás State, Brazil (ssp spixii)
Josep del Hoyo 11 January 2005 5 years ago 24 sec 4.8 -
A front view of a perched male Locality Tucupita, Delta Amacuro, Venezuela (ssp tristis)
DAVID ASCANIO 30 April 2003 5 years ago 13 sec 4.3 -
A male perched at eye level in a fairly open habitat with few remnants of the original forest. Location: Right across the road h Locality Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp tristis)
DAVID ASCANIO 4 March 2010 2 years ago 11 sec 4.3 -
A male singing while perched on a branch. Locality São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp spixii)
Anderson Lucindo 7 November 2012 25 weeks ago 42 sec 4.2 -
side view of male, poohs, flies Locality Arrierito Antioqueño Natural Reserve, Anorí, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp dorsalis)
Martin Kennewell 20 May 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 17 sec 3.7 -
a male approached to us after the playback to its song Locality Aripo Livestock Station, Aripo Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
DAVID ASCANIO 1 March 2011 2 years ago 14 sec 3.5
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Female perched on a branch.
Locality Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (ssp spixii)
Santiago Meligeni Lozano 16 December 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
Adult male perched.
Locality Aripo Livestock Station, Aripo Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp tristis)
anushkaseemungal 25 June 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
Female
Locality Puerto Piracuacito, Santa Fe Province, Argentina (ssp spixii)
Horacio Luna 20 February 2012 15 weeks ago 4 -
Male perched
Locality Puerto Piracuacito, Santa Fe Province, Argentina (ssp spixii)
Horacio Luna 28 December 2012 8 weeks ago 3.8 -
Captured during field work
Locality Rio Claro, São Paulo State, Brazil (ssp spixii)
Ileyne Lopes 24 October 2009 1 year ago 3.8 -
Male, attending nest above boardwalk at Ariau
Locality Ariau Resort, Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil
Dave Rintoul 21 May 2011 1 year ago 3.5
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Bird singing perched on a tree, border of the forest. Locality Itapecerica da Serra, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 1 November 1992 44 weeks ago 4 -
Song. Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp dorsalis)
Nick Athanas 17 December 2002 3 years ago 4
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