Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
This nondescript flycatcher is most often detected by its call, a piercing two-parted “pee-sweet!” Visually it’s not overwhelming: yellowish underparts, olive upperparts, pale yellowish wingbars, and a gray head with a vague white eyebrow and black eyeline. Fairly small and similar to other species of elaenia and flycatchers; voice is most useful feature for identification. Usually seen singly in the canopy of lowland forest, often following mixed-species flocks. Widespread from Panama to Brazil.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Myiopagis gaimardii
- Authority
- (d'Orbigny, 1840)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Myiopagis
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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