Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca fumicolor
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
- GenusOchthoeca (Typical Chat-Tyrants)
- SpeciesOchthoeca fumicolor (Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant)
About the Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
The brown-backed chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The brown-backed chat-tyrant's taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, the Clements taxonomy, and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) assign it these four subspecies:
O. f. ferruginea Zimmer, JT, 1937 O. f. fumicolor Sclater, PL, 1856 O. f. brunneifrons Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896 O. f. berlepschi Hellmayr, 1914 However, the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC) includes a fifth subspecies, O. f. superciliosa, that the other systems had also long included. It had been originally described in 1870 as a species and the SACC notes that at least one author early in the twentieth century continued to recognize it as one. HBW recognized that taxon as the rufous-browed chat-tyrant in 2016, Clements in 2022, and the IOC in 2023.
This article follows the four-subspecies model. The brown-backed chat-tyrant is 14.5 to 16 cm (5.7 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 16 to 19 g (0.56 to 0.67 oz). The sexes... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant in Chingaza National Natural Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 395 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant in Chingaza National Natural Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.