Ochthoeca

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Ochthoeca
Brown-backed chat-tyrant
(Ochthoeca fumicolor)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Ochthoeca
Cabanis, 1847
Type species
Fluvicola oenanthoides[1]
d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837
Species

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

Taxonomy

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The genus Ochthoeca was introduced in 1847 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. His listed two species in the genus but did not specify the type species.[2] In 1855 the English zoologist George Gray designated the type as Fluvicola oenanthoides D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, D'Orbigny's chat-tyrant.[3][4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek οχθος/okhthos meaning "bank" or "mound" with οικος/oikos meaning "dwelling".[5]

Species

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The genus contains ten species:[6]

Image Common name Scientific name Distribution
Tumbes tyrant Ochthoeca salvini northwest Peru
Slaty-backed chat-tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris Colombia to northern Peru
Blackish chat-tyrant Ochthoeca nigrita Venezuela
Maroon-belted chat-tyrant Ochthoeca thoracica eastern Andes of Peru and Bolivia.
Rufous-breasted chat-tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralis northern Andes
Brown-backed chat-tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor northern Andes
Rufous-browed chat-tyrant Ochthoeca superciliosa Venezuela
D'Orbigny's chat-tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides Puna grassland
White-browed chat-tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrys Puna grassland
Piura chat-tyrant Ochthoeca piurae Peru

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

References

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  1. ^ "Tyrannidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Cabanis, Jean (1847). "Ornithologische Notizen". Archiv für Naturgeschichte (in German). 13: 186-256; 308-352 [255].
  3. ^ Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 48.
  4. ^ Traylor, Melvin A. Jr, ed. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 8. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 152.
  5. ^ Jobling, James A. "Ochthoeca". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. ^ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.


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