Pachyramphus major
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The grey-collared becard (Pachyramphus major) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. It has also occurred as a vagrant in Arizona and Texas.
The grey-collared becard was originally described in 1847 as Bathmidurus major. It was eventually placed in its present genus Pachyramphus. That 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. In 1998 the American Ornithological Society was unsure where to place the genus and listed its members as incertae sedis but in 2011 moved them to Tityridae.
The grey-collared becard's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, the Clements taxonomy, AviList, and the North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (NACC) assign it these five subspecies:
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-collared Becard sighting in Tikal National Park on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 208th most-seen of the 300 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-collared Becard in Tikal National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months. Those are among Tikal National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-collared 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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Gray-collared Becard sightings, Tikal National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 10%), Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, under 5%) and Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-collared Becard is recorded against all the birds logged in Tikal National Park (38 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.
