Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Tyrant Flycatchers :: White-crested Elaenia

White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps

Described by: d'Orbigny; Lafresnaye (1837)
Alternate common name(s): Peruvian Elaenia, Chilean Elaenia
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Puyehue National Park, Chile - Nov, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Torres del Paine National Park, Chile - Dec, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Gualaceo, Azuay, Ecuador - Feb 12, 2004 © Jeff Harding  Tierra del Fuego, Argentina - Feb, 2010 © Lou Hegedus 
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Range

South America mostly s. of the Amazon;
(1) Sw. Colombia and Ecuador.
(2) Nc. Peru.
(3) Se. Peru.
(4) Brazil (Bahia (Raso da Catarina), Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.
(5) Pacific lowlands of Peru to nw. Chile.
(6) S. Chile and sw. Argentina in Tierra del Fuego.
Disperses as far as s. Colombia, e. Brazil (Para, and Bahia),

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Aves de Chile
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Aves de Chile

References

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

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