- Myiopagis flavivertex
Identification
12·5–13 cm
- Olive upper parts
- Brownish-olive crown
- Bright yellow coronal patch (generally partially concealed)
- Whitish loral spot and supercilium
- Yellow under parts
Distribution
South America: found in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Swampy and flooded forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects. They generally sit upright on a perch.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-crowned Elaenia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-crowned_Elaenia