Mottle-backed Elaenia (Elaenia gigas)

Other Names (World)
Mottle-backed Elaenia, Giant Elaenia

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1871

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From 250 - 1,250 m, occasionally to 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Eastern base of Andes from southern Colombia (southern from western Meta) south to western Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

Mottle-backed Elaenia (Elaenia gigas) [XC249600]
by Niels Krabbe from Pastaza: 7 road km W Canelos, Ecuador (call)

Mottle-backed Elaenia (Elaenia gigas) [XC17493]
by Niels Krabbe from Parque Nacional Podocarpus, sector Rio Bombuscaro, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (song?)

Subspecies
Possibly most closely related to Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) on basis of voice, behaviour and large crest.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mottle-backed Elaenia (Elaenia gigas) - 10 files

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