Pachyramphus salvini
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The cryptic becard (Pachyramphus salvini) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The cryptic becard was originally called Pachyramphus similis but in 1899 Richmond noted that the binomial had earlier been used for a different species. Following the principle of priority he assigned its current binomial Pachyramphus salvini. 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 cryptic becard's further taxonomy is unsettled. Until publication of a 2023 study it was treated as a subspecies of the black-and-white becard (P. albogriseus). Following that study the IOC, the Clements taxonomy, AviList, the North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (NACC), and the independent South American Classification Committee (SACC) split it as a monotypic species. However, as of late 2025 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptic Becard sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 384th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cryptic Becard in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cryptic Becard sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Podocarpus National Park, in our data
Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cryptic Becard sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cryptic Becard is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus 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.
