Drab water tyrant
The drab water tyrant (Ochthornis littoralis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers, and is the only species in the monotypic genus Ochthornis.[2] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela, where its natural habitat is rivers.[1]
| Drab water tyrant | |
|---|---|
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| at Apiacás river, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Ochthornis P.L. Sclater, 1888 |
| Species: | O. littoralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochthornis littoralis (Pelzeln, 1868) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ochthoeca littoralis (Pelzeln, 1868) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Ochthornis littoralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "ITIS Report: Ochthornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
External links
- Drab water tyrant photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res-(perched on branch); Article pbase.com–"Ecuador Birds"
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