Small-headed elaenia

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
at Serra do Mar State Park, São Luiz do Paraitinga, São Paulo state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia
Species:
E. sordida
Binomial name
Elaenia sordida
Zimmer, 1941

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

  1. BirdLife International 2016. Elaenia sordida. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103681211A104077255. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103681211A104077255.en. Downloaded on 26 June 2019.


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