by Allan Wall
Here’s a photo from the iNaturalistMX website of the Cabezón Mexicano (Pachyramphus major), known in English as the grey-collared becard.
Notice the size of the bird’s head in proportion to its body. That’s why it’s called “Cabezón”, or “big head”.
The photo was taken February 24th, 2026, in the eastern state of Quintana Roo, in the municipio of Solidaridad.
Here is the range map of Pachyramphus major:
Notice how the bird ranges from Mexico to Nicaragua. It has also shown up as a “vagrant” in Texas and Arizona.
The Pachyramphus major has several names. In Honduras it’s called the cabezón collar gris, in Nicaragua the cabezón collarejo, and in Mexico the anambé mexicano, cabezón cuelligrís, mosquero-cabezón mexicano and of course the Cabezón Mexicano. In English it’s called the grey-collared becard.
You can listen to what the bird sounds like here.
by Allan Wall for Mexico News Report
Source: Mexico News Report
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