Ochthoeca
Ochthoeca | |
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Brown-backed chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Ochthoeca Cabanis, 1847 |
Species | |
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Ochthoeca is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
The genus contains eight species:[1]
- Slaty-backed chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
- Blackish chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca nigrita
- Maroon-belted chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca thoracica
- Rufous-breasted chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
- Brown-backed chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca fumicolor
- D'Orbigny's chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca oenanthoides
- White-browed chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca leucophrys
- Piura chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca piurae
The genus Ochthoeca formerly included some species that are now placed in the genus Silvicultrix.
References[]
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
Categories:
- Ochthoeca
- Tyrannidae
- Bird genera
- Tyrant flycatcher stubs