Greater Antillean elaenia
Greater Antillean elaenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Elaenia |
Species: | E. fallax
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Binomial name | |
Elaenia fallax Sclater, PL, 1861
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Subspecies | |
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The Greater Antillean elaenia (Elaenia fallax) is a species of
.Its natural
montane forests
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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 fallax – Sclater, 1861: found in Jamaica
- Elaenia fallax cherriei – Cory, 1895: found in Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti)
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ IOC v.6.3
- Raffaele, Herbert; James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith & Janis Raffaele (2003) Birds of the West Indies, Christopher Helm, London.