Greater Antillean Elaenia - BirdForum Opus

Nominate race
Photo by the late Jan Van den Broeck
Blue Mountains, Jamaica, December, 2006

Elaenia fallax

Identification

15 cm

• Light streaking on breast
• Olive-brown upperparts

Distribution

Caribbean endemic: found in Jamaica and Hispaniola

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• E. f. fallax:

• Jamaica

• E. f. cherriei:

• Hispaniola

Habitat

Humid montane forests, thickets and forest edges.

Behaviour

May join mixed species flocks.

Diet

Their diet consists of insects and fruit. Usually seen foraging in pairs.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

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

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