Ochthoeca Explained

Ochthoeca is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.

Species

The genus contains nine species:[1]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventrisBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Ochthoeca nigritaVenezuela.
Maroon-belted chat-tyrantOchthoeca thoracicaSouth America.
Rufous-breasted chat-tyrantOchthoeca rufipectoralisBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Brown-backed chat-tyrantOchthoeca fumicolorBolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Rufous-browed chat-tyrantOchthoeca superciliosaVenezuela.
D'Orbigny's chat-tyrantOchthoeca oenanthoidesArgentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
White-browed chat-tyrantOchthoeca leucophrysPuna grassland.
Piura chat-tyrantOchthoeca piuraePeru.

The genus Ochthoeca formerly included some species that are now placed in the genus Silvicultrix.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2017 . Tyrant flycatchers . World Bird List Version 7.3 . International Ornithologists' Union . 12 January 2018 .