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Plain-crested Elaenia - BirdForum Opus

Photo by Francisco Paludo
Jardim Botânico, Brasília, Brazil, January 2017
Elaenia cristata

Identification

14·5 cm (5¾ in)

  • Conspicuous crest
  • Two white wing bars

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, The Guianas, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]

  • E. c. cristata
  • E. c. alticola
  • Tepuis of southern Venezuela (south-eastern Bolívar) and adjacent northern Brazil

Habitat

Tropical savanna, and garden areas.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects and berries. They perch on the tops of trees and shrubs.

Breeding

The cup nest is constructed from finely woven moss, covered with lichens; it is then lined with plant wool.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)

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