Great Elaenia (Elaenia dayi)

Other Names (World)
Great Elaenia, Giant Elaenia, Duida Elaenia (tyleri)

Family
Tyrannidae (Tyrant-flycatchers)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Chapman, 1929

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude shrubland. From 1,800 - 2,600 m, occasionally to 1,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Great Elaenia (Elaenia dayi) [XC22132]
by Andrew Spencer from Cerro Roraima base camp, Bolivar, Venezuela (duet, song)

Great Elaenia (Elaenia dayi) [XC66277]
by GABRIEL LEITE from cerro roraima base camp, Bolivar, Venezuela (call)

Subspecies
Apparently most closely related to Highland Elaenia (Elaenia obscura) on basis of wing shape and plumage pattern; may be part of superspecies formed by that species and Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

tyleri Chapman, 1929 - Mountains of south-central Venezuela in Amazonas (cerros Par�, Huachamacari, Marahuaca, Duida) and south-western Bol��var (Meseta de Jaua).
auyantepui Zimmer, JT & Phelps, 1952 - Auy�n-tepui, in south-eastern Bol��var.
dayi Chapman, 1929 - Mountains and Gran Sabana of south-eastern Venezuela (cerros Ptari-tepui, Chimant�-tepui, Kukenam, Roraima); probably also in adjacent Guyana.

References
See References.

Files:

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