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==Identification== | ==Identification== |
Revision as of 01:50, 10 September 2012
- Elaenia parvirostris
Identification
Wing bars are present, but may number two or three depending on wear of feathers and pose
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.
Taxonomy
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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Small-billed Elaenia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 21 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Small-billed_Elaenia