Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant

Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant
Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant
Conservation status
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Ochthoeca
Species: O. thoracica
Binomial name
Ochthoeca thoracica
(Taczanowski, 1874).

The Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca thoracica), also known as the Maroon-chested 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 montanes and heavily degraded former forest.

Taxonomy

This species is often considered to be a subspecies of the Slaty-backed Chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris).

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