Chestnut-crowned Becard

Pachyramphus castaneus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tityridae
Genus
Pachyramphus
eBird Code
chcbec1

Vocalizations

Cajá-manga · CC_BY_4_0
Cajá-manga · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (5)

  • Pachyramphus castaneus amazonus

    lower Amazonian Brazil (both banks of the Amazon River from eastern Amazonas and Pará eastward to Rio Tocantins and Rio Maranhão)

  • Pachyramphus castaneus castaneus

    southeastern Brazil (Bahia and southeastern Goiás) to eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina

  • Pachyramphus castaneus intermedius

    tropical northern Venezuela (Falcón to Sucre and Monagas)

  • Pachyramphus castaneus parui

    tropical southern Venezuela (Cerro Parú in Amazonas)

  • Pachyramphus castaneus saturatus

    tropical southeastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador, northern Peru, and western Amazonian Brazil (Amazonas, Acre, and Rondônia eastward to Manacapuru and Rio Purus)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.