Crowned Chat Tyrant
Ochthoeca frontalis
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
- GenusOchthoeca (Typical Chat-Tyrants)
- SpeciesOchthoeca frontalis (Crowned Chat Tyrant)
About the Crowned Chat Tyrant
The crowned chat-tyrant (Silvicultrix frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The crowned chat-tyrant was formally described in 1847 by Frédéric de Lafresnaye as Tyrannula frontalis. In 1966 Meyer de Schauensee placed it in genus Ochthoeca. Wesley Lanyon moved it to Silvicultrix when he erected that genus in 1986. The IOC adopted the change in 2009. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) adopted the change in 2016, the Clements taxonomy in 2022, and the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC) in 2023.
The crowned chat-tyrant's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC assigns it two subspecies, the nominate S. f. frontalis (Lafresnaye, 1847) and S. f. albidiadema (Lafresnaye, 1848). The SACC, Clements, and HBW include two more, S. f. spondionota and S. f. boliviana, that the IOC treats as the separate species Kalinowski's chat-tyrant (S. spodionota). Clements does separate the two pairs within its one species as "crowned chat-tyrant (crowned)" and "crowned chat-tyrant (Kalinowski's)". Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Crowned Chat Tyrant in Los Nevados 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 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crowned Chat Tyrant in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Crowned Chat Tyrant sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 280 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Crowned Chat Tyrant in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Crowned Chat Tyrant in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.