Sierran Elaenia (Elaenia pallatangae) [XC250114]
by Niels Krabbe from Azuay: Cebadillas 8 km SSE Pucar\u00e1, Ecuador (call, burred call)
Sierran Elaenia (Elaenia pallatangae) [XC763433]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Trocha Mono, Reserva Abra Patricia-Alto Nieva, Amazonas, Peru (call)
Subspecies
Apparently closely related to White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps) and the two possibly hybridize in Ecuador. Geographically remote subspecies olivina has been considered a separate species, which may be preferable treatment. Position of davidwillardi unclear.
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
pallatangae Sclater, 1861 - Andes of southern Colombia and Ecuador.
intensa Zimmer, JT, 1941 - Andes of Peru.
exsul Todd, 1952 - Known only from type locality of Incachaca (Cochabamba), in Bolivia.
olivina Salvin and Godman, 1884 - Tepui region of southern Venezuela and adjacent northern Brazil and Guyana.
davidwillardi Dickerman and Phelps, Jr, 1987 - Cerro de la Neblina, in extreme southern Venezuela (southern Amazonas).