Highland Elaenia
Elaenia obscura(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
English (US) Highland Elaenia
The Highland Elaenia (Elaenia obscura) 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.
Range: east slope of Andes of southern Ecuador to Bolivia and northwestern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Elaenia obscura
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Highland Elaenia
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- M[uscipeta] obscura
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
- Type locality
- Yungas, Bolivia.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.48
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Great Elaenia
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Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
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Large Elaenia
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