Greater Antillean elaenia

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Greater Antillean elaenia

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia
Species:
E. fallax
Binomial name
Elaenia fallax
Subspecies

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The Greater Antillean elaenia (Elaenia fallax) is a species of

Tyrannidae. It is found on Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Jamaica
.

Its natural

montane forests
.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized. As they have deep genetic divergence and differing vocalizations, they may be candidates for future species splits:[2]

  • Elaenia fallax fallaxSclater, 1861: found in Jamaica
  • Elaenia fallax cherrieiCory, 1895: found in Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)

References

  • Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele (2003) Birds of the West Indies, Christopher Helm, London.