#becard

[herpsandbirds]

 Cinnamon Becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus), family Tityridae, order Passeriformes, found from southerm Mexico to NW South America

photograph by Abdullah Bereket

[birdstudies]

April 28, 2026 - Jamaican Becard (Pachyramphus niger) Found only in Jamaica, these becards live in forests and cultivated areas. They eat insects and fruit, picking food from surfaces in short flights or while hovering and capturing prey in the air. Breeding from March to June, they build large round nests with entrances near the bottom suspended from branches, sometimes raising multiple broods a year. Females lay clutches of three eggs.

[best-bird-tournament]

Tityridae family

Which is the best bird?

Cinereous becard

White-naped xenopsaris

Speckled mourner

Andean laniisoma

Black-tailed tityra

Glossy-backed becard

Buff-throated purpletuft

Varzea schiffornis

Voting ended onDec 18, 2025

[lavender-nightjar]

Rose-throated becards

[jgeekie]

Bye Deckard

pls natasha let this ship sail in season 2 

[herpsandbirds]

Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae), male showing off, family Tityridae, order Passeriformes, Panama

photograph by Anna-Petra

[herpsandbirds]

Rose-throated Becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae), male, family Tityridae, order Passeriformes, SE Arizona, USA

photograph by Richard Fray

[birdstudies]

October 30, 2024 - White-winged Becard (Pachyramphus polychopterus) Found in Central and South America from Guatemala south to northern Argentina, these becards live around the borders of woodlands and forests, often near water. Foraging alone or in pairs and often joining mixed-species flocks, they eat insects, spiders, and small berries. They build bulky round nests with side entrances from grass, moss, leaves, and other materials in trees. Females incubate clutches of two to four eggs alone but both parents feed the chicks.