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CRESTED BECARD Pachyramphus validus
A real big-head, in the literal sense of the word, the Crested Becard is the largest member of the group in Paraguay. Males are a dull sooty greyish colour, but females with their chestnut upperparts are more attractive. Crested Becards are canopy birds and are easily overlooked because of their habit of sitting still for long peridods.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE836PH) Adult male ventral, Isla Yacyreta, Departamento Misiones (Paul Smith September 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE830PH) Adult male ventral, PN Ybycui, Departamento Paraguari (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE831PH) Same individual as (FPAVE830PH) showing bill (Frank Fragano undated).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE833PH) Adult female dorsal, Carapá Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith October 2010).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3660PH) Adult female ventral, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Paul Smith October 2012).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE3661PH) Adult male at nest, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Paul Smith October 2012).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE832PH) Nest, PN Ybycui, Departamento Paraguari (Frank Fragano undated).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE837VI) Adult male, Isla Yacyreta, Departamento Misiones (Paul Smith September 2010).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE834VI) Adult female dorsal, Carapá Itaipú Reserve, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith October 2010).
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Pachyramphus validus
1 (FPAVE835RE) Calls and song  recorded Estancia Quinto Potrero, Departamento Caaguazú (Myriam Velázquez September 2001).
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