Plain-crested Elaenia (Elaenia cristata)
About the Plain-crested Elaenia
The plain-crested elaenia (Elaenia cristata) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The plain-crested elaenia has two subspecies, the nominate E. c. cristata (Pelzeln, 1868) and E. c. alticola (Zimmer & Phelps Sr., 1946) The plain-crested elaenia and the rufous-crowned elaenia (E. ruficeps) are sister species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 75 recordings for this species: 7 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscurarecording
- Large ElaeniaElaenia spectabilisrecording
- Lesser ElaeniaElaenia chiriquensisrecording
- Mottle-backed ElaeniaElaenia gigasrecording
- Mountain ElaeniaElaenia frantziirecording
- Olivaceous ElaeniaElaenia mesoleucarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.