Habitat: The White-winged becard favors lighter woodland, forest borders, and clearings with scattered tree habitats. They are found in the lowlands and the lower highlands. Distribution: This species has been reported from Guatemala and Belize to Bolivia and northern Argentina. Natural History Notes: This bird species is usually found singly or in pairs and will usually forage at low and middle tree levels. The male's call is very musical and sounds like "tut-tut-tut-tut-tut-tut". Conservation status according to IUCN 2008 Red list: Least Concern (LC) It is a resident species. Characteristics: This species has a total length of 5.75 inches (measured from tip of bill to end of tail). The male has a mostly black plumage on the above and the rump and the collar are grayer. We can distinguish the white scapulars and the white wing-coverts tips. Then, the tail is black and tipped white and the below part of the body is gray. The female on the other hand has a brown-green coloration on the above with a browner crown and a white ring around the eye. The wings are dark gray with some red coloration on the scapulars and the wing-coverts. The tail is black and tipped red-beige. The below part of the body is yellowish with some olive coloration on breast and the sides of the body.