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