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Caribbean Elaenia

Elaenia martinica

Classification

Class
Aves

The Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in the West Indies, in parts of Central America, and on islands just off the northern South American coast. Taxonomy and systematics In 1760, the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the Caribbean elaenia in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected on the island of Martinique.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 8,214United Kingdom · 5,934United States of America · 5,290Netherlands · 2,947Mexico · 1,651Cuba · 2