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Plain crested elaenia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Elaenia

Higher classification
  
Elaenia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Tyrannidae

Scientific name
  
Elaenia cristata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Painted tody‑flycatcher, Helmeted pygmy tyrant, Grey‑capped tyrannulet, Elaenia, White‑lored tyrannulet

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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.

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Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

Plain crested elaenia


Subspecies

Twosubspecies are recognized:

  • E. c. alticola – Zimmer & Phelps Sr., 1946: found in Venezuela and the Guianas through Brazil to southeastern Peru and Bolivia
  • E. c. cristata – Pelzeln, 1868: found in Venezuela and the Guianas through Brazil to southeastern Peru and Bolivia

    • References

    Plain-crested elaenia Wikipedia
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