Bird Guide

D'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant

Ochthoeca oenanthoides

Least ConcernInvertebratesShrublandCavity nestSmall · 18 g

About the D'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant

D'Orbigny's chat-tyrant is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

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D'Orbigny's chat-tyrant is 15 to 15.5 cm (5.9 to 6.1 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a grayish or grayish brown crown, a wide whitish supercilium that begins at the lores and extends well past the eye, and a blackish "mask". Their upperparts are grayish brown or grayish. Their wings are a duskier grayish brown with a weak grayish cinnamon wing bar. The wing's secondaries have thin white edges and their tertials grayish cinnamon edges. Their tail is dusky grayish brown with white outer webs of the outermost feathers. Voice: One vocalization of D'Orbigny's chat-tyrant is described as "a weak, squeaky chatter, often in duet of tee'per phrases". Another description is a "fairly musical reeka-teekera...reeka-teekera...".

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Where the D'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant lives

Regular range

When to see the D'Orbigny's Chat-Tyrant

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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