Biology:Plain-crested elaenia
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Short description: Species of bird
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Elaenia |
| Species: | E. cristata
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| Elaenia cristata Pelzeln, 1868
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The plain-crested elaenia (Elaenia cristata) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil , Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
- Elaenia cristata alticola – Zimmer & Phelps Sr., 1946: found in Venezuela and the Guianas through Brazil to southeastern Peru and Bolivia
- Elaenia cristata cristata – Pelzeln, 1868: the nominate subspecies, found in Venezuela and the Guianas through Brazil to southeastern Peru and Bolivia
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Elaenia cristata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22699289A93724122. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699289A93724122.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22699289/93724122. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ IOC v.6.3
Wikidata ☰ Q906558 entry
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