Greenish Elaenia
Myiopagis viridicata
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
- GenusMyiopagis (Myiopagis Elaenias)
- SpeciesMyiopagis viridicata (Greenish Elaenia)
About the Greenish Elaenia
The greenish elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country, and every mainland South American country except Chile and French Guiana. It has also occurred as a vagrant in southern Texas.
The greenish elaenia has these 10 subspecies: The subspecies found north and west of the Andes (M. v. jaliscensis through M. v. pallens in the above list) differ genetically from the others and might better be treated as a separate species.
The greenish elaenia is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 11 to 13 g (0.39 to 0.46 oz). The sexes have essentially the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies M. v. viridicata have a greenish olive crown with a faint grayish tinge and a partially concealed bright yellow stripe along its middle. (Males have a larger yellow patch than females.) Adults have a dark loral streak, a whitish gray supercilium, a partial white eyering, and grizzled whitish ear coverts. Their upperparts are olive-green. Their wings are dusky with yellowish edges on the inner flight feathers and... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Greenish Elaenia in Emas National Park
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Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Gray Elaenia (Gray-headed)
Myiopagis caniceps
White-rumped Monjita
Xolmis velatus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Grey Monjita
Xolmis cinereus
Cock-tailed Tyrant
Alectrurus tricolor
Streamer-tailed Tyrant
Gubernetes yetapa
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus savana
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Sharp-tailed Tyrant
Culicivora caudacuta
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.