Biology:Great elaenia
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Short description: Species of bird
Great elaenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Elaenia |
Species: | E. dayi
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Binomial name | |
Elaenia dayi Chapman, 1929
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Subspecies | |
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The great elaenia (Elaenia dayi) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic and restricted mostly to the higher altitude plateau-Tepuis of Venezuela and far northern Brazil , and may also occur in Guyana.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Subspecies
Twosubspecies are recognized:[2]
- Elaenia dayi dayi – Chapman, 1929: found in southern Bolívar (Venezuela)
- Elaenia dayi auyantepui – Zimmer & Phelps Sr., 1952: found in south-eastern Bolívar (Venezuela)
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Elaenia dayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22699304A93725203. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699304A93725203.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22699304/93725203. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ IOC v.6.3
External links
- Great elaenia videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Photo-Medium Res; Article – lachuleta
Wikidata ☰ Q1260099 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great elaenia.
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