The maroon-belted chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca thoracica), also known as the maroon-chested chat-tyrant or the chestnut-belted chat-tyrant, is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in northern South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Ochthoeca |
| Species: | O. thoracica
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| Ochthoeca thoracica Taczanowski, 1874
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Taxonomy edit
This bird was considered to be a subspecies of the slaty-backed chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris).
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ochthoeca thoracica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T103682795A104081325. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103682795A104081325.en.
- ^ "Ochthoeca thoracica". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- Updates to Birds of the World: A Checklist by James F. Clements. Fifth Edition. 2000.
- García-Moreno, Jaime, Peter Arctander and Jon Fjeldså. 1998. Pre-Pleistocene Differentiation Among Chat-Tyrants. The Condor 100:629-640
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