Great Elaenia - BirdForum Opus

Elaenia dayi

Identification

20 cm; a large, long-tailed elaenia

• Dark brown upper parts
• Round head

Distribution

Northern South America: endemic to Venezuela

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• E. d. tyleri:

• Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Duida, Huachamacare and Parú)

• E. d. auyantepui:

• Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Auyan-tepui)

• E. d. dayi:

• Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Roraima, Kukenamk and Ptari-tepui)

Habitat

Humid forests and scrub, savanna woodland.

Behaviour

Perches upright in the middle storey.

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of insects and fruit.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Elaenia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Elaenia

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