Great Elaenia (Elaenia dayi)
About the Great Elaenia
The great elaenia (Elaenia dayi) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil and Venezuela. The great elaenia has three subspecies, the nominate E. d. dayi (Chapman, 1929), E. d. auyantepui (Zimmer, JT & Phelps, WH, 1952), and E. d. tyleri (Chapman, 1929). The last had been originally described as a separate species. The great elaenia, the highland elaenia (E. obscura), and the small-headed elaenia (E. sordida) 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 5 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 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 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.