Caribbean elaenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Tyrannidae |
Genus: | Elaenia |
Species: | E. martinica |
Binomial name | |
Elaenia martinica (Linnaeus, 1766) |
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Subspecies | |
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The Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae found in the West Indies and parts of Central America. Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
Seven subspecies are recognized:
Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.