Jamaican becard
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tityridae |
| Genus: | Pachyramphus |
| Species: | P. niger
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| Binomial name | |
| Pachyramphus niger (Gmelin, 1788)
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The Jamaican becard (Pachyramphus niger) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae. Its genus, Pachyramphus, has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or Tyrannidae, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in Tityridae.[2]
Distribution and habitat[]
It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pachyramphus niger". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22700680A93791902. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22700680A93791902.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Adopt the Family Tityridae Archived 2008-05-08 at the Wayback Machine - South American Classification Committee (2007)
- Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele (2003) Birds of the West Indies, Christopher Helm, London.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Pachyramphus
- Endemic birds of Jamaica
- Birds described in 1788
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
- Tyranni stubs