Mottle-backed elaenia

The mottle-backed elaenia (Elaenia gigas) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Mottle-backed elaenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia
Species:
E. gigas
Binomial name
Elaenia gigas
Sclater, 1871

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Elaenia gigas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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