Great elaenia

The great elaenia (Elaenia dayi) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic and restricted mostly to the higher altitude plateau-Tepuis of Venezuela and far northern Brazil, and may also occur in Guyana.

Great elaenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia
Species:
E. dayi
Binomial name
Elaenia dayi
Chapman, 1929
Subspecies

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Subspecies

Twosubspecies are recognized:[2]

  • E. d. dayiChapman, 1929: found in southern Bolívar (Venezuela)
  • E. d. auyantepuiZimmer & Phelps Sr., 1952: found in south-eastern Bolívar (Venezuela)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Elaenia dayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. IOC v.6.3
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