Lesser elaenia
| Lesser elaenia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Elaenia |
| Species: | E. chiriquensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaenia chiriquensis Lawrence, 1865 | |
| Subspecies | |
|
see text | |
The lesser elaenia (Elaenia chiriquensis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
It is found in Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Subspecies
Twosubspecies are recognized:[2]
- E. c. chiriquensis – Lawrence, 1865: found in Costa Rica and Panama
- E. c. albivertex'' – Pelzeln, 1868: found in Colombia to the Guianas, Brazil and northern Argentina
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Elaenia chiriquensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ IOC v.6.3
External links
- Lesser Elaenia photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-High Res-(flickr); Article merula.s42.eatj.com–"Tyrant Flycatchers"
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/9/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.