Greater Antillean elaenia
| Greater Antillean elaenia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Elaenia |
| Species: | E. fallax |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaenia fallax Sclater, 1861 | |
| Subspecies | |
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The Greater Antillean elaenia (Elaenia fallax) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are currently recognized. As they have deep genetic divergence and differing vocalizations, they may be candidates for future species splits:[2]
- E. f. fallax – Sclater, 1861: found in Jamaica
- E. f. cherriei – Cory, 1895: found in Hispaniola
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Elaenia fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ IOC v.6.3
- Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele (2003) Birds of the West Indies, Christopher Helm, London.
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