Large Elaenia - BirdForum Opus

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Pantanal, Brazil

Elaenia spectabilis

Identification

Has a kind of "third" wing bar near the shoulder.

Best identified by voice.

Distribution

South America: found from extreme south-eastern Colombia to northern Argentina and Brazil.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Open fields with bushes.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. BF Member observations

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Large Elaenia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Large_Elaenia

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