Ochthoeca is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
| 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 |
| Type species | |
| Fluvicola oenanthoides[1] d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837 | |
| Species | |
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Taxonomy
editThe 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
editThe genus contains ten species:[6]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Tumbes tyrant | Ochthoeca salvini | northwest Peru |
_(6)_(14067292717).jpg) | Slaty-backed chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris | Colombia to northern Peru |
| Blackish chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca nigrita | Venezuela | |
_(4856430335)_(cropped).jpg) | Maroon-belted chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca thoracica | eastern Andes of Peru and Bolivia. |
.jpg) | Rufous-breasted chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca rufipectoralis | northern Andes |
_(15321450129).jpg) | 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 |
.jpg) | Piura chat-tyrant | Ochthoeca piurae | Peru |
The genus Ochthoeca formerly included some species that are now placed in the genus Silvicultrix.
References
edit- ↑ "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.
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