Green-backed Becard
Often found in pairs...in Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay,
Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Pachyramphus viridis
(L 5.75")
Intervales State Park
11Oct2017
Pachyramphus in Greek/Latin
means
thick beak; viridis in
Latin means
green.
Birds have been classified since
the beginning of recorded
history…initially by their edibility.
(Tom Birkhead et al.)
© Curtis A
Marantz
Macaulay
Library
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