Olivaceous elaenia

The olivaceous elaenia (Elaenia mesoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. Different authorities use either Deppe or Lichtenstein (both 1830) as the original citation for this species description. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[2]

Olivaceous elaenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia
Species:
E. mesoleuca
Binomial name
Elaenia mesoleuca
(Deppe, 1830)

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Elaenia mesoleuca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22699280A130202634. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22699280A130202634.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Claramunt, Santiago; Rocha, Gabriel (2001). "Hallazgo de Elaenia mesoleuca en Uruguay (Aves: Passeriformes: Tyrannidae)" (PDF). Comunicaciones Zoológicas del Museo de Historia Natural y Antropología. 13 (199): 1–4.


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