Foothill Elaenia (Myiopagis olallai)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
12 - 13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Coopmans & Krabbe, 2000

Habitat
Within and at the edge of very humid to wet primary submontane forest. From 890 - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Ecuador (B), Peru (B).

Locally in eastern Andes of northern and southern Ecuador and in south-central Peru (Cordillera Vilcabamba, in Ayacucho).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (49)...)

Foothill Elaenia (Myiopagis olallai) [XC262955]
by Lelis Navarrete from Zamora-Chinchipe: R\u00edo Bombuscaro, Ecuador (song)

Foothill Elaenia (Myiopagis olallai) [XC198649]
by ) in the Amalfi-Anor\u00ed region between 1300-1850 m (see [Ornitolog\u00eda Neotropical {2008}19:495\u2013515](http:\/\/www.museum.lsu.edu\/cuervo\/pubs_files\/Cuervo_etalON2008.pdf)). And this is how this [\ from Bosque Guayabito, Amalfi, Antioquia, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Probably most closely related to Atlantic Grey Elaenia (Myiopagis caniceps).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

coopmansi Cuervo, Stiles, Lentino, Brumfield & Derryberry, 2014 - Northern Central Andes of Colombia (Antioquia).
incognita Cuervo, Stiles, Lentino, Brumfield & Derryberry, 2014 - Serran�a de Perij�, Venezuela.
olallai Coopmans & Krabbe, 2000 - North-central Colombia, western Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.

References
See References.

Files:

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