The lesser elaenia (Elaenia chiriquensis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Elaenia |
| Species: | E. chiriquensis
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| Elaenia chiriquensis Lawrence, 1865
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It is found in Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Subspecies edit
Two subspecies are recognized:[2]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Elaenia chiriquensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103681244A93724512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103681244A93724512.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ IOC v.6.3
Further reading edit
- Skutch, Alexander F. (1960). "Bellicose elaenia" (PDF). Life Histories of Central American Birds II. Pacific Coast Avifauna, Number 34. Berkeley, California: Cooper Ornithological Society. pp. 307–318.
External links edit
- Lesser elaenia photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
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