- Elaenia sordida
Identification
Unusual for an Elaenia in lacking both crest and white central crown patch. Small head and long tail. Has two whitish wing bars but strength of these very variable, possibly due to plumage wear.
Distribution
found mostly in Brazil but also in easternmost Paraguay, northernmost Uruguay and north-eastern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Small-headed Elaenia was split from Highland Elaenia
Habitat
From sea level to 2000 m above in woodland edges and undergrowth. Seems quite tolerant to habitat degradation and fragmentation.
Behaviour
Food includes insects and berries/fruit.
Vocalisation
Song is a simple “wee-krrr-ee-krrree”
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
- del Hoyo, J., N. Collar, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Small-headed Elaenia (Elaenia sordida), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.higela3.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Small-headed Elaenia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Small-headed_Elaenia
