Chilean elaenia
The Chilean elaenia (Elaenia chilensis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.[1] It is found from southern Bolivia to Tierra del Fuego. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the white-crested elaenia.
| Chilean elaenia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Elaenia |
| Species: | E. chilensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaenia chilensis Hellmayr, 1927 | |
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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