The small-headed elaenia (Elaenia sordida), also known as the Brazilian elaenia, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.
| Small-headed elaenia | |
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| at Serra do Mar State Park, São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo state, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Elaenia |
| Species: | E. sordida
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| Binomial name | |
| Elaenia sordida Zimmer, 1941
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Elaenia sordida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103681211A104077255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103681211A104077255.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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