Brown-backed Chat-tyrant
A species of Chat-tyrants Scientific name : Ochthoeca fumicolor Genus : Chat-tyrants
Brown-backed Chat-tyrant, A species of Chat-tyrants
Botanical name: Ochthoeca fumicolor
Genus: Chat-tyrants
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Description General Info
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Description
The brown-backed chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Size
16 cm
Habitat
The habitat of brown-backed Chat-tyrant consists of shrub-bordered pastures, montane dwarf forests, forest borders, semi-humid Polylepis woodlands, and open paramo with Espeletia. It generally resides in areas characterized by vegetation typical of these environments, extending across a broad latitudinal range while favoring habitats with certain plant species indicative of its preferred ecological conditions.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Photo By Francesco Veronesi , used under CC-BY-SA-2.0 /Cropped and compressed from original
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tyrant flycatchers Genus
Chat-tyrants Species
Brown-backed Chat-tyrant