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Ochthoeca Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant
(O. diadema)Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Tyrannidae Genus: Ochthoeca
Cabanis, 1847Species see text
Ochthoeca is a genus of birds in the Tyrannidae family.
In recent times, ist has usually contained the following species:
- Brown-backed Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca fumicolor
- White-browed Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca leucophrys
- Piura Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca piurae
- D'Orbigny's Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca oenanthoides
- Rufous-breasted Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
- Slaty-backed Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
- Crowned Chat-tyrant, Ochthoeca frontalis
- Jelski's Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca jelskii
- Yellow-bellied Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca diadema
- Golden-browed Chat-tyrant Ochthoeca pulchella
But it has turned out that the last three, which some had considered to belong in Silvicultrix, may in fact form a distinct genus. However, they are anatomically very similar and the genetic data may to be inconsistent, so the question is not fully resolved.
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