NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cinnamon Becard
Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Lawrence, 1861
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The cinnamon becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus) is a passerine bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, and in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Wikipedia contributors, Cinnamon becard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:43:56.667201+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pachyramphus cinnamomeus Lawrence, 1861
- Name authority
- Lawrence, 1861
- Common name
- Cinnamon Becard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tityridae
- Genus
- Pachyramphus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTityridae
- genusPachyramphus G. R. Gray, 1839
- speciesPachyramphus cinnamomeus Lawrence, 1861
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pachyramphus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Slaty BecardPachyramphus spodiurus P. L. Sclater, 1860 | TityridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-backed BecardPachyramphus viridis (Vieillot, 1816) | TityridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-and-white BecardPachyramphus albogriseus P. L. Sclater, 1857 | TityridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pink-throated BecardPachyramphus minor (R. P. Lesson, 1831) | TityridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-winged BecardPachyramphus polychopterus (Vieillot, 1818) | TityridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barred BecardPachyramphus versicolor (Hartlaub, 1843) | TityridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| One-colored BecardPachyramphus homochrous P. L. Sclater, 1859 | TityridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jamaican BecardPachyramphus niger (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | TityridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lawrence, George N. (1861). Catalogue of a Collection of Birds, made in New Grenada, by James McLeannan, Esq., of New York, with Notes and Descriptions of New Species. Part 1. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, Vol. 7. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6THNW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.