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Caribbean elaenia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Elaenia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Tyrannidae

Scientific name
  
Elaenia martinica

Higher classification
  
Elaenia

Order
  
Passerine

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Similar
  
Elaenia, Lesser Antillean pewee, Lesser Antillean flycatcher, Bird, Grenada flycatcher

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The Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae found in the West Indies and parts of Central America. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

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Subspecies

Seven subspecies are recognized:

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  • E. m. riisii (Sclater, 1860) - Puerto Rico, Virgin Is., Anguilla, St. Martin, St. Bartholomew, Antigua and Barbuda, and Netherlands Antilles
  • E. m. martinica (Linnaeus, 1766) - Lesser Antilles
  • E. m. barbadensis Cory, 1888 - Barbados
  • E. m. remota von Berlepsch, 1907 - (San Andrés and Providencia)
  • E. m. chinchorrensis Griscom, 1926 - Great Cay Island (off eastern Mexico) and nearby cays
  • E. m. cinerescens Ridgway, 1884 - Islands off Honduras
  • E. m. caymanensis von Berlepsch, 1907 - Cayman Islands

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    Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

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    References

    Caribbean elaenia Wikipedia
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