Small-headed Elaenia
Elaenia sordidaZimmer, JT, 1941
English (US) Small-headed Elaenia
The Small-headed Elaenia (Elaenia sordida) 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: southeastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) to eastern Paraguay and northeastern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Elaenia sordida
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Small-headed Elaenia
- Described by
- Zimmer, JT, 1941
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Elaenia obscura sordida
- Described by
- Zimmer, JT, 1941
- Type locality
- Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.1108 p.16
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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