Ochthoeca is a genus of South American birds in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae.
Taxonomy The genus Ochthoeca was introduced in 1847 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. His listed two species in the genus but did not specify the type species. In 1855 the English zoologist George Gray designated the type as Fluvicola oenanthoides D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, D'Orbigny's chat-tyrant. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek οχθος/okhthos meaning "bank" or "mound" with οικος/oikos meaning "dwelling".
Species The genus contains ten species:
Image Common name Scientific name Distribution Tumbes tyrant Ochthoeca salvininorthwest Peru Slaty-backed chat-tyrant Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventrisColombia to northern Peru Blackish chat-tyrant Ochthoeca nigritaVenezuela Maroon-belted chat-tyrant Ochthoeca thoracicaeastern Andes of Peru and Bolivia. Rufous-breasted chat-tyrant Ochthoeca rufipectoralisnorthern Andes Brown-backed chat-tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolornorthern Andes Rufous-browed chat-tyrant Ochthoeca superciliosaVenezuela D'Orbigny's chat-tyrant Ochthoeca oenanthoides Puna grassland White-browed chat-tyrant Ochthoeca leucophrysPuna grassland Piura chat-tyrant Ochthoeca piuraePeru
The genus Ochthoeca formerly included some species that are now placed in the genus Silvicultrix.
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