Maroon-belted chat-tyrant
| Maroon-belted chat-tyrant | |
|---|---|
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Ochthoeca |
| Species: | O. cinnamomeiventris |
| Trinomial name | |
| Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris thoracica (Taczanowski, 1874). | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ochthoeca thoracica | |
The maroon-belted chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris thoracica), also known as the maroon-chested chat-tyrant, is a subspecies of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in northern South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Taxonomy
This bird is often considered to be a subspecies of the slaty-backed chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris).
References
- Updates to Birds of the World: A Checklist by James F. Clements. Fifth Edition. 2000.
- García-Moreno, Jaime, Peter Arctander and Jon Fjeldså. 1998. Pre-Pleistocene Differentiation Among Chat-Tyrants. The Condor 100:629-640
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