- Silvicultrix frontalis
Ochthoeca frontalis
Includes Peruvian, Kalinowski's or Southern Crowned Chat-Tyrant
Identification
Some variable elements of plumage: in eastern Colombia with entirely white supercilium, in much of range yellow in front of eye, and in southern part of range (Kalinowski's Chat-Tyrant) often with rufous wing bars.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Taxonomy
This species has been placed in genus Silvicultrix in the past.
Subspecies
Clements accepts four subspecies[1]:
- S. f. albidiadema:
- Eastern Andes of Colombia (north to Norte de Santander)
- S. f. frontalis:
- S. f. spodionota:
- Andes of Peru (Jun¡n, Ayacucho and Cordillera Vilcabamba)
- S. f. boliviana:
- Andes of Peru (Hu nuco and Cuzco) to western Bolivia
Spodionota (together with boliviana) is sometimes considered a full species, Peruvian or Kalinowski's Chat-Tyrant.
Habitat
Moist montanes, paramo.
Behaviour
Usually low in dense undergrowth, alone or in pairs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Paper discussing the taxonomy of Chat Tyrants including the separation of O. spodionota as a full species
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Crowned Chat-Tyrant. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crowned_Chat-Tyrant
External Links
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