Ochthoeca
Genus of birds
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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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
.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.
