Yellow-crowned Elaenia
Myiopagis flavivertex(Sclater, PL, 1887)
English (US) Yellow-crowned Elaenia
The Yellow-crowned Elaenia (Myiopagis flavivertex) 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: southern Venezuela to the Guianas, northeastern Peru, and western Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Myiopagis flavivertex
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Yellow-crowned Elaenia
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1887)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Elainea flavivertex
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1887)
- Type locality
- upper Ucayali [= near Cashiboya] , Peru.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887, pt.1 p.49
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Tyrant Flycatchers and Allies
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Myiopagis gaimardii
Choco Elaenia
Myiopagis parambae
Amazonian Elaenia
Myiopagis cinerea
Foothill Elaenia
Myiopagis olallai
Grey-headed Elaenia
Myiopagis caniceps
Pacific Elaenia
Myiopagis subplacens
Jamaican Elaenia
Myiopagis cotta
Greenish Elaenia
Myiopagis viridicata
Plain-crested Elaenia
Elaenia cristata
Rufous-crowned Elaenia
Elaenia ruficeps
Slaty Elaenia
Elaenia strepera
Mottle-backed Elaenia
Elaenia gigas
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