Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Brown-backed Chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca fumicolor) - HBW 9, p. 383
French: Pitajo à dos brun
German: Fahlbrauen-Schmätzertyrann
Spanish: Pitajo Dorsipardo
Taxonomy: Ochthoeca fumicolor P. L. Sclater, 1856, Bogotá, Colombia.
It has been suggested that brighter race superciliosa, occurring adjacent to dark nominate race (but apparently separated by Táchira Depression), may be a separate species. Birds from Cochabamba may represent a separate race, as yet undescribed. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- superciliosa P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871 - Andes of W Venezuela (Trujillo, Mérida, E Táchira).
- fumicolor P. L. Sclater, 1856 - Andes of SW Venezuela (S Táchira) and N part of E cordillera in Colombia.
- ferruginea J. T. Zimmer, 1937 - N part of C & W Andes of Colombia.
- superciliosa P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871 - Andes of W Venezuela (Trujillo, Mérida, E Táchira).
- fumicolor P. L. Sclater, 1856 - Andes of SW Venezuela (S Táchira) and N part of E cordillera in Colombia.
- ferruginea J. T. Zimmer, 1937 - N part of C & W Andes of Colombia.
- brunneifrons Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896 - C & W Andes of Colombia S to N & C Peru.
- berlepschi Hellmayr, 1914 - SE Peru (Cuzco, Puno) and W & C Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched and looking around Locality Antisana Ecological Reserve, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp brunneifrons)
Alex García · Videoaves 2 July 2011 1 year ago 24 sec 4.5 -
A bird perched. Locality Comas, Junín Department, Peru (ssp brunneifrons )
Yoel Jimenez 10 November 2012 16 weeks ago 12 sec 4.2 -
Different views of a bird perched and flying away Locality Upper Chapare, Chapare, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia (ssp berlepschi)
Frank Witebsky 2004 5 years ago 19 sec 3.1 -
on grass Locality Comas, Junín Department, Peru (ssp brunneifrons)
Daniêl Jimenez 10 November 2012 11 weeks ago 13 sec 2.8
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Posing on a Polylepis branch
Locality Abra Malaga, Cusco Department, Peru
Tomas Grim 7 December 2011 14 weeks ago 4.2 -
on a branch
Locality Guasca, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 19 December 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
A ind perched
Locality Andean Parrots Bird Reserve, Colombia
Manakin Nature Tours 16 March 2012 42 weeks ago 3.7 -
Perched individual.
Locality Papallacta Pass, Napo Province, Ecuador
Miriam Bauman 2 November 2010 2 years ago 3.6 -
Perched on a flowering bush in the paramo.
Locality Nevado del Ruiz, Los Nevados National Park, Colombia
Ken Havard 4 March 2010 29 weeks ago 3.5 -
A back view of a bird on a fence post.
Locality Andean Parrots Bird Reserve, Colombia
Ken Havard 9 July 2011 1 year ago 3.4
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song Locality El Cajas National Park, Azuay Province, Ecuador
(ssp brunneifrons)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 11 February 2010 3 years ago 3
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