Plain-crested elaenia

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Plain-crested elaenia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia
Species:
E. cristata
Binomial name
Elaenia cristata
Pelzeln, 1868
Subspecies

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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.

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

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized: [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Elaenia cristata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22699289A93724122. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699289A93724122.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. IOC v.6.3

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