White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
English (US) White-crested Elaenia
The White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Elaenia albiceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-crested Elaenia
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Elaenia albiceps griseigularis
- Elaenia albiceps diversa
- Elaenia albiceps urubambae
- Elaenia albiceps albiceps
- Elaenia albiceps modesta
- Elaenia albiceps chilensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- M[uscipeta] albiceps
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
- Type locality
- part, Yungas, Bolivia; types from Yungas, Bolivia, fide Hellmayr, 1925, Novit. Zool., 32, p. 28.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.47
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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