Caribbean elaenia
| Caribbean elaenia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Tyrannidae |
| Genus: | Elaenia |
| Species: | E. martinica |
| Binomial name | |
| Elaenia martinica (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
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The Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae found in the West Indies and parts of Central America. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
Subspecies
Seven subspecies are recognized:
- E. m. riisii (Sclater, 1860) - Puerto Rico, Virgin Is., Anguilla, St. Martin, St. Bartholomew, Antigua and Barbuda, and Netherlands Antilles
- E. m. martinica (Linnaeus, 1766) - Lesser Antilles
- E. m. barbadensis Cory, 1888 - Barbados
- E. m. remota von Berlepsch, 1907 - (San Andrés and Providencia)
- E. m. chinchorrensis Griscom, 1926 - Great Cay Island (off eastern Mexico) and nearby cays
- E. m. cinerescens Ridgway, 1884 - Islands off Honduras
- E. m. caymanensis von Berlepsch, 1907 - Cayman Islands
Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
Caribbean elaenia in southwest Puerto Rico
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Elaenia martinica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Stamps (for Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia)
- Stamp photo
- Caribbean elaenia photo gallery VIREO; Photo-linked at natureserve.org
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