The small White-crested Elaenia no longer includes the migratory subspecies chilensis, now called the Chilean Elaenia, and is only found in the Andes from south Colombia to north Bolivia and Chile. It is browner (less green) than the Chilean Elaenia, but the species normally do not overlap. | ||||||
A small elaenia most similar to the Sierran Elaenia with mostly vocal and DNA differences. Found from 700-2500 m. (HBW). | ||||||
A small elaenia formerly considered a subspecies of the White-crested Elaenia. The Chilean Elaenia is the migratory version, and is found in the austral summer from south Bolivia to Tierra del Fuego. It migrates as far north as southeast Colombia and northeast Brazil (HBW). | ||||||
Very similar to the Yellow-bellied Elaenia, but a bit smaller, a bit less yellow, and less crested. Vocal differences. Found up to 2000m. in open areas and edges of farms, often close to ground. | ||||||||||||
Note dark triangular crest and savanna habitat. | ||||||
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Usually the most common elaenia. Found in secondary/degraded forest. On nest. | ||||||
An uncrested small elaenia found from 1500 to 3200 meters, and sometimes common. From back. | ||||||
Double-crest makes it easy to identify. | ||||||
Often found around fruit. | ||||||
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A slightly larger and a bit slow-moving elaenia. Note small head in relation to body, especially of the 'sordida' subspecies, sometimes split as the Small-headed Elaenia. | ||||||
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View of crest. | ||||||
Note small size, hidden white crown patch, three white wing bars, well defined white eye ring, and pink base to lower mandible, and lack of yellow all around. Austral migrant to northern half of South America. The similar Chilean Elaenia does not have a wing bar on lesser wing coverts (HBW). | ||||||||||||
Note red bill with black tip, prominent eye-ring, and lack of visible crest. Found in semi-open areas along the big Amazon rivers. | ||||||
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Found in dry scrub, outside of true forest, in the sand belt part of the Amazon. | ||||||
Split from the Andean Highland Elaenia. Note small head to body ratio. | ||||||
A large elaenia that migrates into the Amazon basin during the Austral winter. Less crested than the otherwise similar but slightly smaller Yellow-bellied Elaenia. Middle wing bar forms a row of U's. | ||||||
A species from Argentina and Bolivia that can migrate all the way to Venezuela. | ||||||
