Great elaenia

Great elaenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Tyrannidae
Genus:Elaenia
Species: E. dayi
Binomial name
Elaenia dayi
Chapman, 1929
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]

  • E. d. dayiChapman, 1929: found in southern Bolívar (Venezuela)
  • E. d. auyantepuiZimmer & Phelps Sr., 1952: found in south-eastern Bolívar (Venezuela)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Elaenia dayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. IOC v.6.3
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