Maroon-belted chat-tyrant

The maroon-belted chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca thoracica), also known as the maroon-chested chat-tyrant or the chestnut-belted chat-tyrant, is a species 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.

Maroon-belted chat-tyrant
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Ochthoeca
Species:
O. thoracica
Binomial name
Ochthoeca thoracica
Synonyms[2]
  • Ochthoeca thoracica subsp. angustifasciata Chapman, 1926
  • Ochthoeca thoracica subsp. thoracica

Taxonomy

This bird was considered to be a subspecies of the slaty-backed chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris).

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