The mottle-backed elaenia (Elaenia gigas) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Mottle-backed elaenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia
Species:
E. gigas
Binomial name
Elaenia gigas

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Elaenia gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699283A93723742. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699283A93723742.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.