Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
Crowned Chat-tyrant (Ochthoeca frontalis) - HBW 9, p. 381
French: Pitajo couronné
German: Kronenschmätzertyrann
Spanish: Pitajo Coronado
Taxonomy: Tyrannula frontalis Lafresnaye, 1847, Pasto, Colombia.
Sometimes placed with O. pulchella, O. diadema and O. jelskii in a separate genus, Silvicultrix, but genetic and anatomical data indicate that this would make present genus paraphyletic. All four form a superspecies. O. pulchella and O. jelskii previously considered races of present species. Described race orientalis (from Ecuador) synonymized with nominate. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albidiadema Lafresnaye, 1848 - E Andes of Colombia (Bogotá).
- frontalis (Lafresnaye, 1847) - W & C Andes of Colombia and both slopes in Ecuador.
- boliviana Carriker, 1935 - Andes of C & S Peru (San Martín S to Huánuco, and Urubamba Valley in S Cuzco) and Bolivia (E slope from La Paz SE to Santa Cruz).
- spodionota Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896 - Junín, W Cuzco (in Cordillera Vilcabamba) and adjoining Ayacucho, in C Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A brief view of a bird in low vegetation then flying away Locality Abra Malaga, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp spodionota)
Keith Blomerley 30 November 2004 2 years ago 4 sec 3.2 -
A bird on low vegetation and flying away Locality Pillahuata, Kosñipata Valley, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru (ssp spodoniota)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 2005 6 years ago 12 sec 3.2 -
A bird perched in a tree then flying away Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp frontalis)
Keith Blomerley 10 November 2009 2 years ago 11 sec 2
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Perched on branch with head turned
Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 1 year ago 3.4 -
perched in understory
Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp frontalis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 27 October 2007 2 years ago 2
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Song. Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp frontalis)
Nick Athanas 13 September 2002 2 years ago 4.5
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