Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 12 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Genus Ochthoeca
- Species cinnamomeiventris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense scrub and shrubland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA sw Venezuela to n Peru.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12 g, with a wing length of about 6.5 cm and a tail of around 5.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 175,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant?
The Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant is a very small bird that weighs around 12 g.
Where does the Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant live?
The Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant is found across South America with a range covering SA sw Venezuela to n Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant belong to?
The Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant eat?
The Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant migrate?
The Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant make?
1 real field recording of the Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant's range?
The Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant has a mapped global range of about 175,000 km².
Conservation
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