Biology:Greater Antillean elaenia

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Greater Antillean elaenia
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia
Species:
E. fallax
Binomial name
Elaenia fallax
Sclater, PL, 1861
Subspecies

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Elaenia fallax map.svg

The Greater Antillean elaenia (Elaenia fallax) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found on Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Jamaica.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized. As they have deep genetic divergence and differing vocalizations, they may be candidates for future species splits:[2]

  • Elaenia fallax fallaxSclater, 1861: found in Jamaica
  • Elaenia fallax cherrieiCory, 1895: found in Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Elaenia fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103681452A93725612. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103681452A93725612.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103681452/93725612. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. IOC v.6.3
  • Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele (2003) Birds of the West Indies, Christopher Helm, London.

Wikidata ☰ Q761384 entry