- Elaenia flavogaster
Identification
Photo © by Stanley Jones
Camp Darién, Darién Province, Panama, February 2018
16–17 cm (6¼-6¾ in)
- Olive-brown upperparts
- White eye ring
- Bushy divided crest
- White crown patch
- Pale throat
- Grey breast
- Pale yellow lower underparts
Distribution
Central and South America and the Caribbean
Central America: found in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Caribbean (West Indies): Lesser Antilles, Grenadines, St. Vincent, Grenada, Trinidad, Tobago,
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[1]
- E.f. subpagana:
- Southern Mexico (Oaxaca and Veracruz) to Costa Rica; Coiba Island.
- E.f. pallididorsalis:
- Panama; Cébaco and Pearl Islands
- E.f. flavogaster:
- E.f. semipagana:
Habitat
A wide variety of woodland, including second growth, woodland edges, scrub, gardens and cultivation.
Behaviour
Breeding
This species is usually a resident, maintaining year-round territories and with an extended breeding season.
They make a cup-shaped nest. The clutch contains of two cream eggs which have reddish blotches at the larger end. They are incubated by the female for 16 days. The youngsters fledge after a further 16 days.
Diet
Their main diet consists of berries and insects.
They forage alone or in pairs, though occasionally flocks gather at fruiting trees.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Morton & Stutchbury (2001): Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds. Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-675556-6
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014 and June 2017)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Yellow-bellied Elaenia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Yellow-bellied_Elaenia
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