Coopmans's Elaenia - BirdForum Opus

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Elaenia brachyptera

Distribution

Pacific slope of south-western Colombia (Nariño) and north-western Ecuador

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with Lesser Elaenia.

Habitat

It is found in open grassy areas but also sometimes in open woodlands or attached to bushes in open areas.

Behaviour

Diet

Foraging is often happening at mid to high levels of bushes.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2016. IOC World Bird Names (version 6.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
4. Morton & Stutchbury (2001): Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-675556-6

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Coopmans's Elaenia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Coopmans%27s_Elaenia

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