- Elaenia parvirostris
Identification
Three wing bars helps distinguish this species from the similar White-crested Elaenia although the third wing-bar is not always visible depending on wear of feathers and pose. [4]
Distribution
Caribbean and South America:
Caribbean: Netherlands Antilles
South America: Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and central Argentina.
Breeds south of a line from Bolivia to the Atlantic about 1/5th from the southernmost point of Brazil, and found north of there as a migrant or winter guest. Vagrant in Trinidad and the United States. [3]
Taxonomy
Photo © by nigel lallsingh
Notice the two easily visible wing bars and the third hinted at above the dark in the wing
Orange valley, Trinidad, May 2012
Notice the two easily visible wing bars and the third hinted at above the dark in the wing
Orange valley, Trinidad, May 2012
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
Similar to other Elaenia species
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Davis, Amy. 2021. “Just Another Small-billed Elaenia”. <https://wp.me/p8iY2g-bZI> North American Birds.
- Gorleri, F.C. and Areta, J.I. (2022), Misidentifications in citizen science bias the phenological estimates of two hard-to-identify Elaenia flycatchers. Ibis, 164: 13-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12985
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Small-billed Elaenia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Small-billed_Elaenia
External Links
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