Choco elaenia

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Choco elaenia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Myiopagis
Species:
M. parambae
Binomial name
Myiopagis parambae
(Hellmayr, 1904)
Myiopagis parambae map.svg

The Choco elaenia or Choco gray elaenia (Myiopagis parambae) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found from eastern Panama to northwestern Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2022). "Myiopagis parambae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T103681584A168258362. Retrieved 12 November 2021.