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Songbirds

Rose-throated Becard

Pachyramphus aglaiae

• epic
• 42 km/h
• Least Concern

Male hides a rose-pink throat patch under plain gray plumage. Builds a hanging nest big enough to cause a double-take.

Population

~2,000,000 mature individuals (2019 estimate), decreasing 1-9% per decade

Habitat

Tropical and subtropical moist lowland forest (major habitat), also montane and dry forest, forest edges, riparian woodland, shrubland, and degraded former forest, from sea level to about 1,250 m

Fun fact

Male Rose-throated Becards build large, unusual domed, pear-shaped hanging nests suspended from tree branches, and pairs sometimes nest near other bird species (e.g. flycatchers, orioles), occasionally pilfering their neighbors' nesting material.

Range

Resident/breeding from southeasternmost Arizona and extreme southern Texas (USA) south through Mexico and Central America (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica) to western Panama; extent of occurrence ~3,180,000 km²

Diet

Mainly insects gleaned from foliage or taken by hawking in flight, supplemented with small fruits, berries, and seeds

Size

0.17 m