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Elaenia  Sundevall, 1836
Taxonomic Serial No.: 178379

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Elaenias [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyTyrannidae  – Tyrant Flycatchers, tyrans gobe-mouches  
                               GenusElaenia Sundevall, 1836 – Elaenias  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Elaenia albiceps (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) – White-crested Elaenia, Élénie à cimier blanc, elénia-de-crista-branca, Fiofío crestiblanco 
                                  Species Elaenia brachyptera Berlepsch, 1907 – Coopmans's Elaenia, Élénie de Berlepsch, elénia-d'asa-curta, Fiofío alicorto 
                                  Species Elaenia chilensis Hellmayr, 1927 – Chilean Elaenia, Élénie du Chili, elénia-chilena 
                                  Species Elaenia chiriquensis Lawrence, 1865 – Lesser Elaenia, Élénie menue, elénia-pequena, Fiofío belicoso 
                                  Species Elaenia cristata Pelzeln, 1868 – Plain-crested Elaenia, Élénie huppée, elénia-de-crista-uniforme, Fiofío crestado 
                                  Species Elaenia dayi Chapman, 1929 – Great Elaenia, Élénie de Day, elénia-gigante, Fiofío de Day 
                                  Species Elaenia fallax P. L. Sclater, 1861 – Greater Antillean Elaenia, Élénie sara, elénia-das-grandes-antilhas, Fiofío canoso jamaicano 
                                  Species Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822) – Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Elenia vientre amarillo, Élénie à ventre jaune, elénia-de-barriga-amarela, Fiofío ventriamarillo 
                                  Species Elaenia frantzii Lawrence, 1865 – Mountain Elaenia, Élénie montagnarde, elénia-serrana, Fiofío montano 
                                  Species Elaenia gigas P. L. Sclater, 1871 – Mottle-backed Elaenia, Élénie écaillée, elénia-de-cornichos, Fiofío gigante 
                                  Species Elaenia martinica (Linnaeus, 1766) – Caribbean Elaenia, Elenia caribeña, Élénie siffleuse, elénia-das-caraíbas, Fiofío caribeño 
                                  Species Elaenia mesoleuca (Deppe, 1830) – Olivaceous Elaenia, Élénie olivâtre, elénia-olivácea, Fiofío oliváceo 
                                  Species Elaenia obscura (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) – Highland Elaenia, Élénie obscure, elénia-escura, Fiofío oscuro 
                                  Species Elaenia olivina Salvin & Godman, 1884 – Tepui Elaenia, Élénie des tépuis, elénia-dos-tepuis, Fiofío de tepuí 
                                  Species Elaenia pallatangae P. L. Sclater, 1862 – Sierran Elaenia, Élénie de Pallantanga, elénia-andina, Fiofío de Pallatanga 
                                  Species Elaenia parvirostris Pelzeln, 1868 – Small-billed Elaenia, Élénie à bec court, elénia-de-bico-curto, Fiofío piquicorto 
                                  Species Elaenia pelzelni Berlepsch, 1907 – Brownish Elaenia, Élénie brune, elénia-parda, Fiofío pardo 
                                  Species Elaenia ridleyana Sharpe, 1888 – Noronha Elaenia, Élénie de Noronha, elénia-de-noronha, Fiofío de Noronha 
                                  Species Elaenia ruficeps Pelzeln, 1868 – Rufous-crowned Elaenia, Élénie tête-de-feu, elénia-de-crista-ruiva, Fiofío crestirrufo 
                                  Species Elaenia sordida J. T. Zimmer, 1941 – Small-headed Elaenia, Élénie sordide, elénia-de-cabeça-pequena, Fiofío brasileño 
                                  Species Elaenia spectabilis Pelzeln, 1868 – Large Elaenia, Élénie remarquable, elénia-grande, Fiofío grande 
                                  Species Elaenia strepera Cabanis, 1883 – Slaty Elaenia, Élénie bruyante, elénia-ardósia, Fiofío plomizo 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Elaenia    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Elaenia    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Elaenia   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Elaenia   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.05.28, website (version 28-May-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Elaenia   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Elaenia   
       

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