GREY-NAPED BECARD Pachyramphus castaneus
A small and secretive bird, the Grey-naped (or Chestnut-crowned) is one of the least often observed of the Paraguayan Becards inhabiting as it does dense forest canopy. Once classed with the flycatchers (Tyrannidae) and even the Cotingas (Cotingas) the taxonomic position of the Becards has recently been confirmed to lie among the newly-defined "Schiffornis Assemblage" (Tityridae).
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1964PH) Adult dorsal view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1965PH) Adult lateral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE1966PH) Adult ventral view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith December 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE1967PH) Adult dorsal view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith December 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE1968PH) Nest, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith December 2006).
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Pachyramphus castaneus
1 (FPAVE1969RE) Song recorded Quinto Potrero, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez September 2002).
2 (FPAVE1970RE) Song recorded Kuri´y, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith March 2007).
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