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;[[:Category:Elaenia|Elaenia]] ridleyana
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
17 cm. Dull grey-brown. Paler yellow to whitish below. Bold whitish wing-bars.
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17 cm
 
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*Dull greyish-brown upperparts
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*Olive-brown head with slight crest
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*Paler yellow to whitish underparts
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*Dusky wings and tail
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*Bold whitish wing-bars
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Brazil]]
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Ilha Fernando de Noronha (off north-eastern [[Brazil]])
 
 
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Scrub, woodland and gardens.
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Scrub, woodland, thickets and gardens.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
 
The diet includes insects and small fruit, particularly those of the endemic tree Ficus noronhae.  
 
The diet includes insects and small fruit, particularly those of the endemic tree Ficus noronhae.  
 
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====Breeding====
The nest is constructed with the tree tendrils and a few twigs, and located in the bare branches of a Burra, Erythrina or cashew-nut tree.  
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The nest placed in bare branches of a cashew nut tree and is constructed from tree fibres and twigs.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
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#BirdLife International
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Elaenia+ridleyana}}
 
{{GSearch|Elaenia+ridleyana}}
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Elaenia]]

Latest revision as of 16:16, 4 March 2015

Photo by Rodrigo Conte
Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, February 2015
Elaenia ridleyana

Identification

17 cm

  • Dull greyish-brown upperparts
  • Olive-brown head with slight crest
  • Paler yellow to whitish underparts
  • Dusky wings and tail
  • Bold whitish wing-bars

Distribution

Ilha Fernando de Noronha (off north-eastern Brazil)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Scrub, woodland, thickets and gardens.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects and small fruit, particularly those of the endemic tree Ficus noronhae.

Breeding

The nest placed in bare branches of a cashew nut tree and is constructed from tree fibres and twigs.

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. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
  3. BirdLife International

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