Pink-throated Becard

Pink-throated Becard

Pachyramphus minor

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

10 Verified sightings at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve From 2019 to 2026
568 In all 7 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Pink-throated Becard

The pink-throated becard (Pachyramphus minor) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

The pink-throated becard was originally described in 1831 as Querula minor. For a time it and several other becards were placed in genus Platypsaris which was merged by most taxonomists into Pachyramphus in 1973. It is now one of 18 becards in genus Pachyramphus that had been introduced in 1839 by George Gray. The genus Pachyramphus has variously been assigned to the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae and the cotinga family Cotingidae. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Pachyramphus in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment.

The pink-throated becard is monotypic. The pink-throated becard is 16.5 to 17.5 cm (6.5 to 6.9 in) long and weighs 31 to 44 g (1.1 to 1.6 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males are mostly black to dark sooty gray. Their face and underparts are slightly paler than their back. They have the eponymous pink patch on the lower throat... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:04

Ecuador · 2025

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1154723 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:14

Colombia · 2022

© Frank Lambert · XC1043151 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:05

Brazil · 2022

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC754731 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~10%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
7 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pink-throated Becard in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-throated Becard sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 276th most-seen of the 328 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pink-throated Becard in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

April

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-throated Becard in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Pink-throated Becard?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pink-throated Becard sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve the best place to see a Pink-throated Becard?

7th of 7

Of the 7 parks where we can rate Pink-throated Becard sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 10%), Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).

Where does the Pink-throated Becard sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pink-throated Becard is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (10 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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