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The ochre-naped ground 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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The ochre-naped ground tyrant is 18.5 to 20 cm (7.3 to 7.9 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a white forehead and supercilium and a pale ochre patch on the rear crown on an otherwise pale brownish gray face. Their nape and back are pale brownish gray. Their wings are a duskier brownish gray with thin white edges on the flight feathers. Their tail is black with white edges on the outer feathers. Their throat, breast, and upper belly are grayish white that becomes white on the lower belly and vent area. Voice: As of April 2025 xeno-canto had only four recordings of ochre-naped ground tyrant vocalizations. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library had 11, one of which is also on xeno-canto. The species' voice is described as "short high-pitched bursts, tsee tee tsee tseet".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Paramo Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola alpinusThe paramo ground tyrant is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long.
Cinnamon-bellied Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola capistratusThe cinnamon-bellied ground tyrant is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long.
Puna Ground TyrantMuscisaxicola juninensisThe puna ground tyrant is 16 to 16.5 cm (6.3 to 6.5 in) long.
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