Grey-headed Elaenia

Myiopagis caniceps(Swainson, WJ, 1835)

English (US) Gray-headed Elaenia

UK name: Grey-headed Elaenia

The Grey-headed Elaenia (Myiopagis caniceps) 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 Peru, northern Bolivia, and adjacent Brazil (undescribed subspecies, not true caniceps?); eastern and southern Bolivia southward to northwestern Argentina and eastward to Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, and south-central and eastern BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name: Myiopagis caniceps
Family: Tyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies)
Order: Passeriformes
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
English (US): Gray-headed Elaenia
English (UK): Grey-headed Elaenia
Described by: (Swainson, WJ, 1835)

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Taxonomic history

First described as: Tyrannula caniceps
Described by: (Swainson, WJ, 1835)
Type locality: Brazil; restricted to Santo Amaro, Reconcavo da Bahia by Pinto, 1944, Cat. Aves Brasil (Publ. Dept. ZooL, Sao Paulo), pt. 2, p. 279.
Original description: The ornithological drawings of William Swainson (series 1) ; the birds of Brazil 4 pl.49

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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