About the Blackish Chat-Tyrant
The blackish chat-tyrant is a species of passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to Venezuela.
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The blackish chat-tyrant is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults are almost entirely slate black with the exception of a white streak from above the lores to behind the eye. They have a dark brown or blackish iris, a short, thin, black bill, and blackish to dark dusky gray legs and feet. Juveniles have a thinner white streak than adults, with a pale rufous wash on the upperparts and browner underparts. Voice: As of May 2025 xeno-canto had a single recording of a blackish chat-tyrant vocalization; the Cornell Lab's Macaulay Library had 13 others. Its voice is heard infrequently, a "rather loud, buzzy whistle, abrupt and slightly descending". It has been written as "tsEEeuw".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in March · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Piura Chat-TyrantOchthoeca piuraeThe Piura chat-tyrant is 12 to 12.5 cm (4.7 to 4.9 in) long and weighs about 9 g (0.32 oz).
Rufous-browed Chat-TyrantOchthoeca superciliosaThe rufous-browed chat-tyrant is 14.5 to 16 cm (5.7 to 6.3 in) long and weighs about 14 to 15 g (0.49 to 0.53 oz).
Maroon-belted Chat-TyrantOchthoeca thoracicaThe maroon-belted chat-tyrant is 13 to 13.5 cm (5.1 to 5.3 in) long and weighs about 11 to 16 g (0.39 to 0.56 oz).
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