Crowned chat-tyrant explained

The crowned chat-tyrant (Silvicultrix frontalis) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.

Taxonomy

Clements splits this species, with the subspecies frontalis, albidiadema and orientalis remaining as crowned chat-tyrant, and spodionota and boliviana becoming Peruvian chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca spodionota.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.^[4]

Notes and References

1. García-Moreno . J. . Arctander . P. . Fjeldså . J. . 1998 . Pre-Pleistocene differentiation among chat-tyrants . Condor . 100 . 4 . 629–640 . 10.2307/1369744 . 1369744 .
2. Web site: Updates to Birds of the World: A Checklist by James F. Clements. Fifth Edition. 2000.. https://web.archive.org/web/20060208231826/http://www.ibispub.com/updates.html. 2006-02-08.
3. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2017 . Tyrant flycatchers . World Bird List Version 7.3 . International Ornithologists' Union . 9 January 2018 .
4. BirdLife International (2004).