Greater Antillean elaenia

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Greater Antillean elaenia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia
Species:
E. fallax
Binomial name
Elaenia fallax
Subspecies

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The Greater Antillean elaenia (Elaenia fallax) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found on Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Jamaica.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized. As they have deep genetic divergence and differing vocalizations, they may be candidates for future species splits: [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Elaenia fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103681452A93725612. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103681452A93725612.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. IOC v.6.3