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. In 1855 the English zoologist George Gray designated the type as Fluvicola oenanthoides D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, D'Orbigny's chat-tyrant. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek οχθος/okhthos meaning "bank" or "mound" with οικος/oikos meaning "dwelling".
Species
The genus contains ten species:
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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.
