Olivaceous elaenia
The olivaceous elaenia (Elaenia mesoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. Different authorities use either Deppe or Lichtenstein (both 1830) as the original citation for this species description. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[2]
| Olivaceous elaenia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Elaenia |
| Species: | E. mesoleuca |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaenia mesoleuca (Deppe, 1830) | |
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Elaenia mesoleuca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Claramunt, Santiago; Rocha, Gabriel (2001). "Hallazgo de Elaenia mesoleuca en Uruguay (Aves: Passeriformes: Tyrannidae)" (PDF). Comunicaciones Zoológicas del Museo de Historia Natural y Antropología. 13 (199): 1–4.
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