White-winged Becard

White-winged BecardThe White-winged Becard shows regional variation in male plumage across Central and South America. It uses forest edges and second growth, alone or in pairs, and moves through middle tree levels.What does it look like?Males in the north and west are gray with a black cap and back, whereas Amazonian males are mostly black. Both have bold black-and-white wing markings. Females have pale yellowish underparts with buffy wingbars and tail tips.How does it live?The White-winged Becard shows regional variation in male plumage across Central and South America. It uses forest edges and second growth, alone or in pairs, and moves through middle tree levels.It occurs singly or in pairs in wooded areas, usually preferring edges and second growth over the interior of mature forest. It forages at middle levels and may join mixed-species flocks.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.