The yellow-cheeked becard (''Pachyramphus xanthogenys'') is a

passerine A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

in the family

Tityridae 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 acce ...

. It is treated variously as a distinct species or as a subspecies of the green-backed becard, ''Pachyramphus viridis''. It has traditionally been placed in Cotingidae or

Tyrannidae The tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds known to exist in the world, with more than 400 species. They are the most dive ...

, but evidence strongly suggest it is better placed in

, where now placed by the

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. It is mainly found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

s are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist

montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...

s. There are two subspecies: * ''Pachyramphus xanthogenys xanthogenys'' Salvadori & Festa, 1898 – south Colombia, east Ecuador * ''Pachyramphus xanthogenys peruanus''

Hartert Ernst Johann Otto Hartert (29 October 1859 – 11 November 1933) was a widely published German ornithologist. Life and career Hartert was born in Hamburg, Germany on 29 October 1859. In July 1891, he married the illustrator Claudia Bernadine E ...

& Goodson, 1917 – central Peru

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yellow-cheeked becard The yellow-cheeked becard (''Pachyramphus xanthogenys'') is a passerine bird in the family Tityridae. It is treated variously as a distinct species or as a subspecies of the green-backed becard, ''Pachyramphus viridis''. It has traditionally bee ...

Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes Birds of the Peruvian Andes

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