Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant

Ochthoeca rufipectoralis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant, Ochthoeca rufipectoralis, is a passerine of the Tyrannidae family that breeds in the Andes of South America from northern Colombia to western Bolivia. It is a resident bird of montane forest edges, cloudforest and Polylepis woodland, and also uses scrubby, stunted forest near the tree line. The nominate form has a sooty brown head, a long white eyebrow, dark rufous-orange on the lower throat and breast, and a white belly. The sexes look alike. It was first described in 1837, and several subspecies are recognised.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Breeding range

South America: n Colombia to w Bolivia