Crowned chat-tyrant
| Crowned chat-tyrant | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Ochthoeca |
| Species: | O. frontalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochthoeca frontalis (Lafresnaye, 1847) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Silvicultrix frontalis | |
The crowned chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca frontalis) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family.
Taxonomy
Clements splits this species, with the subspecies frontalis, albidiadema and orientalis remaining as crowned chat-tyrant, and spodionota and boliviana becoming Peruvian chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca spodionota.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[3]
References
Notes
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Ochthoeca frontalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Clements (2000).
- ↑ BirdLife International (2004).
Sources
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