White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Tityras and Allies (Tityridae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse White-winged Becard with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| White-naped Xenopsaris Xenopsaris albinucha | 3 |
| Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus | 3 |
| Speckled Mourner Laniocera rufescens | 1 |
| Barred Becard Pachyramphus versicolor | 1 |
| Crested Becard Pachyramphus validus | 1 |
Family
Tityridae is family of suboscine passerine birds found in forest and woodland in the Neotropics. The 45 species in this family were formerly spread over the families Tyrannidae, Pipridae and Cotingidae (see Taxonomy). As yet, no widely accepted common name exists for the family, although tityras and allies and tityras, mourners and allies have been used.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …