Pachyramphus viridis
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The green-backed becard (Pachyramphus viridis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The green-backed becard includes the yellow-cheeked becard as a subspecies.
The green-backed becard was formally described in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot under the binomial name Tityra viridis. He based his account on the "Caracterizados verde y corona negra" from Paraguay that had been described in 1805 by the Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara in his Apuntamientos para la historia natural de los páxaros del Paragüay y Rio de la Plata. The specific epithet viridis is Latin meaning "green". The green-backed becard is now one of 17 species placed in the genus Pachyramphus that was introduced in 1839 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray.
The genus 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.
Four subspecies are recognised: P.... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Becard sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 312th most-seen of the 346 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Becard in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-backed 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.
10th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Green-backed Becard sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 10%), El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-backed Becard is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguaçu National Park (9 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.
