Grey elaenia

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Grey elaenia refers to birds that had been considered one species and have been split into three species:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forest elaenia</span> Species of bird

The forest elaenia is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from Panama through Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas to Bolivia and Brazil. It also occurs on Trinidad.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Niels Krabbe</span>

Niels Kaare Krabbe is an ornithologist and bird conservationist for many years based at the Vertebrate Department of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen and tutored by Jon Fjeldså. His research interests include various aspects of ornithology, especially bioacoustics, conservation, and systematics and altitudinal replacements of Scytalopus tapaculos. He has worked extensively in the Andes, especially Ecuador, and wrote the passerine section of Birds of the High Andes (1990) and the accounts of most Andean species in Threatened Birds of the Americas (1992). He has helped build up a large tissue collection in the Zoological Museum and has authored or coauthored several bioacoustic publications and peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals.

<i>Elaenia</i> Genus of birds

Elaenia is a genus of passerine birds in the tyrant flycatcher family which occur in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Except by voice, specific identification is often difficult since many species are very similar. They are also known by the common name elaenia, which they share with the similar tyrant flycatchers of the genus Myiopagis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">White-crested elaenia</span> Species of bird

The white-crested elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It has several subspecies breeding across southern and western parts of South America. Southern birds migrate north in winter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Great elaenia</span> Species of bird

The great elaenia 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Caribbean elaenia</span> Species of bird

The Caribbean elaenia 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 forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

The gray-headed elaenia or Atlantic gray elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found from southeast Brazil to Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

<i>Myiopagis</i> Genus of birds

Myiopagis is a genus of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. These species are closely related to the genus Elaenia but are generally smaller.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jamaican elaenia</span> Species of bird

The Jamaican elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yellow-crowned elaenia</span> Species of bird

The yellow-crowned elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in eastern Orinoco Basin Venezuela, the Guianas, and along the Amazon River corridor; also Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador and Peru.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foothill elaenia</span> Species of bird

The foothill elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pacific elaenia</span> Species of bird

The Pacific elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenish elaenia</span> Species of bird

The greenish elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Amazonian elaenia</span> Species of bird

The Amazonian elaenia or Amazonian gray elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Amazonia from eastern Colombia and southern Venezuela, to eastern Ecuador, northeastern Peru, and northwestern Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Choco elaenia</span> Species of bird

The Choco elaenia or Choco gray elaenia 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.