Lesser elaenia
| Lesser elaenia | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Elaenia |
| Species: | E. chiriquensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaenia chiriquensis Lawrence, 1865 | |
The lesser elaenia (Elaenia chiriquensis) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, 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.
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.
External links
- Lesser Elaenia photo gallery VIREO Photo-High Res
- Photo-High Res-(flickr); Article merula.s42.eatj.com–"Tyrant Flycatchers"