This tyrant flycatcher is 14–15 cm (5.5–5.9 in) long and weighs 17–20 g (0.60–0.71 oz). The upperparts are dull olive, with a narrow white eye ring. The wings are dusky with narrow yellow feather edges and two off-white wing bars. The throat and breast are yellowish grey, becoming dull yellow on the belly. Sexes are similar, but young birds are browner above, paler below and have brighter wing bars.
Elaenia frantzii ultima – Griscom, 1935: found in Chiapas (southern Mexico), Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras
Elaenia frantzii frantzii – Lawrence, 1865: found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama
Elaenia frantzii browni – Bangs, 1898: found in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela
Elaenia frantzii pudica – Sclater, PL, 1871: found in northern and eastern Colombia, northern and western Venezuela
Behaviouredit
This is an inconspicuous species, with a slurred peeeeur call, longer than that of mistletoe tyrannulet, and a repetitive d’weet d’weet song. It is solitary when not breeding.
Breedingedit
The mountain elaenia breeds between 1,200 and 2,900 m (3,900 and 9,500 ft) in altitude in wet mountain forests, especially at the edges and in clearings and in adjacent second growth, semi-open areas, or pastures with trees. It moves lower in winter, down to 600 m (2,000 ft), and also appears to undergo seasonal movements.[3][4]
Its nest is a cup of mosses, liverworts and lichens, lined with plant fibres. It is built by the female 2–15 m (6.6–49.2 ft) high in a tree or bamboo. The two cinnamon-blotched whitish eggs are incubated by the female for 15–16 days to hatching.
Feedingedit
It perches on a shaded watchpoint from which it sallies forth to pick insects, spiders, and many berries and seeds from foliage or even the ground. All its food is taken in flight.
Referencesedit
Notesedit
^BirdLife International (2016). "Elaenia frantzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22699298A93724789. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22699298A93724789.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Mountain elaenia photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
Mountain elaenia species account at Neotropical Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Interactive range map of Elaenia frantzii at IUCN Red List maps
April 12, 2024
mountain, elaenia, mountain, elaenia, elaenia, frantzii, small, passerine, bird, tyrant, flycatcher, family, breeds, highlands, from, guatemala, colombia, western, venezuela, scientific, name, celebrates, german, physician, naturalist, alexander, frantzius, co. The mountain elaenia Elaenia frantzii is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family It breeds in highlands from Guatemala to Colombia and western Venezuela The scientific name celebrates the German physician and naturalist Alexander von Frantzius Mountain elaeniaConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily TyrannidaeGenus ElaeniaSpecies E frantziiBinomial nameElaenia frantziiLawrence 1865SubspeciesSee text Contents 1 Description 2 Subspecies 3 Behaviour 3 1 Breeding 3 2 Feeding 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 Sources 5 External linksDescription edit nbsp Savegre Valley Costa RicaThis tyrant flycatcher is 14 15 cm 5 5 5 9 in long and weighs 17 20 g 0 60 0 71 oz The upperparts are dull olive with a narrow white eye ring The wings are dusky with narrow yellow feather edges and two off white wing bars The throat and breast are yellowish grey becoming dull yellow on the belly Sexes are similar but young birds are browner above paler below and have brighter wing bars Subspecies editFour subspecies are recognized 2 Elaenia frantzii ultima Griscom 1935 found in Chiapas southern Mexico Guatemala El Salvador and Honduras Elaenia frantzii frantzii Lawrence 1865 found in Nicaragua Costa Rica and western Panama Elaenia frantzii browni Bangs 1898 found in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela Elaenia frantzii pudica Sclater PL 1871 found in northern and eastern Colombia northern and western VenezuelaBehaviour editThis is an inconspicuous species with a slurred peeeeur call longer than that of mistletoe tyrannulet and a repetitive d weet d weet song It is solitary when not breeding Breeding edit The mountain elaenia breeds between 1 200 and 2 900 m 3 900 and 9 500 ft in altitude in wet mountain forests especially at the edges and in clearings and in adjacent second growth semi open areas or pastures with trees It moves lower in winter down to 600 m 2 000 ft and also appears to undergo seasonal movements 3 4 Its nest is a cup of mosses liverworts and lichens lined with plant fibres It is built by the female 2 15 m 6 6 49 2 ft high in a tree or bamboo The two cinnamon blotched whitish eggs are incubated by the female for 15 16 days to hatching Feeding edit It perches on a shaded watchpoint from which it sallies forth to pick insects spiders and many berries and seeds from foliage or even the ground All its food is taken in flight References editNotes edit BirdLife International 2016 Elaenia frantzii IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22699298A93724789 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22699298A93724789 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 IOC v 6 3 Hilty Steven L 2003 Birds of Venezuela Princeton University Press ISBN 0 7136 6418 5 Strewe Ralf Navarro Cristobal 2004 New and noteworthy records of birds from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta region north eastern Colombia Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club 124 1 British Ornithologists Club 38 51 Sources edit Stiles F Gary Skutch Alexander F 1989 A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica Comstock Publishing Associates ISBN 0 8014 9600 4 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elaenia frantzii nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Elaenia frantzii Mountain elaenia media Internet Bird Collection Mountain elaenia photo gallery at VIREO Drexel University Mountain elaenia species account at Neotropical Birds Cornell Lab of Ornithology Interactive range map of Elaenia frantzii at IUCN Red List maps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mountain elaenia amp oldid 1122219342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
