Ochthoeca is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
| Ochthoeca | |
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| Brown-backed chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Ochthoeca Cabanis, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Fluvicola oenanthoides[1] d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
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| Species | |
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Species edit
The genus contains nine species:[2]
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Slaty-backed chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
| Blackish chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca nigrita | Venezuela. | |
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Maroon-belted chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca thoracica | South America. |
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Rufous-breasted chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca rufipectoralis | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
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Brown-backed chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca fumicolor | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. |
| Rufous-browed chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca superciliosa | Venezuela. | |
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D'Orbigny's chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca oenanthoides | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. |
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White-browed chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca leucophrys | Puna grassland. |
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Piura chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca piurae | Peru. |
The genus Ochthoeca formerly included some species that are now placed in the genus Silvicultrix.
References edit
- ^ "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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