Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca thoracica
The Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca thoracica) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 2 countries, weighing about 12 g. The maroon-belted chat-tyrant, or chestnut-belted chat-tyrant, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant
The maroon-belted chat-tyrant, or chestnut-belted chat-tyrant, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
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How to identify it
The 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). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a slaty to blackish head with a white supercilium. Their upperparts and tail are slaty to blackish. Their wings are slaty to blackish with a slight dark brownish tinge. Their throat and upper breast are blackish, the rest of their breast deep chestnut, and their belly and undertail coverts gray. Subspecies O. t. angustifasciata is very similar to the nominate but has a narrower chestnut band on the breast. Voice: The maroon-belted chat-tyrant's song is "a high, descending, whistled tseeew often followed by a squeaky tsee-tsip". Its call is "a chatter, sometimes given in duet: tsee-tsikit tsikit tsikit".
Where it lives
When to see it
Best months: January, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant?
- The 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). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant?
- The Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
- Where can you see a Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant?
- The Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant occurs in 2 countries, including Peru and Bolivia.
- What birds look similar to a Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant?
- The Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant is most easily confused with the Rufous-browed Chat-Tyrant, the Piura Chat-Tyrant and the Blackish Chat-Tyrant.
- Is the Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant endangered?
- The Maroon-belted Chat-Tyrant is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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