Olivaceous Elaenia (Elaenia mesoleuca)
About the Olivaceous Elaenia
The olivaceous elaenia (Elaenia mesoleuca) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Though one mid-late twentieth century publication credited Lichtenstein with the species description, since the 1990s taxonomic systems attribute it to Deppe. The olivaceous elaenia is monotypic.
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1 recording on this page · licensed Public Domain / CC0 ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay · xeno-canto lists 115 recordings for this species in total.
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- Highland ElaeniaElaenia obscurarecording
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.