Greater Antillean elaenia
The Greater Antillean elaenia (Elaenia fallax) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found on Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Jamaica.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Elaenia |
| Species: | E. fallax |
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| Elaenia fallax Sclater, 1861 | |
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are currently recognized. As they have deep genetic divergence and differing vocalizations, they may be candidates for future species splits:[2]
- E. f. fallax – Sclater, 1861: found in Jamaica
- E. f. cherriei – Cory, 1895: found in Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Elaenia fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- IOC v.6.3
- Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele (2003) Birds of the West Indies, Christopher Helm, London.
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