Rufous-crowned Elaenia (Elaenia ruficeps)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Pelzeln, 1868

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.

Very local in south-eastern Venezuela (Bol��var, Amazonas), the Guianas, south-eastern Colombia (Meta east to Guain��a and Vaup�s) and northern Brazil (northern Roraima, northern Amap�, both sides of middle and lower Amazon, and along R Cururu in southern Par�).

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 (24)...)

Rufous-crowned Elaenia (Elaenia ruficeps) [XC529287]
by Hans Groot from PNN Chiribiquete, sararamano, Colombia (?)

Rufous-crowned Elaenia (Elaenia ruficeps) [XC442184]
by Mauricio \u00c1lvarez-Rebolledo (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from Caracara\u00ed, Roraima, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
Has been hypothesized as being closest to Plain-crested Elaenia (Elaenia cristata) on basis of nostril structure and wing formula, but the two differ greatly in plumage and behaviour.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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