Blackish Chat-Tyrant vs Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Ochthoeca nigrita compared with Amazilia tzacatl

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Chat-Tyrant	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Tyrannidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Ochthoeca	Amazilia
Species	Ochthoeca nigrita	Amazilia tzacatl

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackish Chat-Tyrant and Rufous-tailed Hummingbird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Blackish Chat-Tyrant

LC — Least Concern

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Chat-Tyrant	Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Chat-Tyrant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Blackish Chat-Tyrant

The Blackish Chat-Tyrant (Ochthoeca nigrita) is a species in the genus Ochthoeca. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

One of the most common hummingbirds in Central America and northwestern South America, rufous-tailed hummingbirds are medium-sized with green upper parts and a diagnostic bright rufous-orange tail. Found from Mexico to Ecuador and Trinidad in a wide range of habitats including forest edges, gardens, plantations, and secondary growth from sea level to 2,100 meters. Aggressive territory defenders at feeders and flowering plants, they are frequently seen in gardens across their range. Listed as Least Concern.