Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tyrant Flycatchers :: Lesser Elaenia

Lesser Elaenia Elaenia chiriquensis

Described by: Lawrence (1865)
Alternate common name(s): Chiriqui Flycatcher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Carajás, Pará, Brazil - Oct, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Gamboa, Panama - Jun, 2004 © Noah Strycker 
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Range

S. Central America. N., and e. Amazonian to s. tropical and w. Amazonian South America;
Two populations:
(1) Sw. Costa Rica and Panama including Coiba Is., Cebaco Is. and Pearl Is.
(2) Sw. Colombia to nw. Ecuador.
(3) Venezuela including the Netherlands Antilles, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, s. Guiana and adjacent n. Brazil. Se. Peru, c. Bolivia and sc. Brazil (Bahia (Chapada Diamantina, Lencois) to Paraguay, nw. and ne. Argentina.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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