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Large Elaenia

Elaenia spectabilis
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
larela1, LAEL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
SpeciesElaenia spectabilis
Codeslarela1, LAEL
Identification

The Large Elaenia (Elaenia spectabilis) is a member of the Tyrant Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code larela1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Black-capped Piprites
Piprites pileata
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Kinglet Calyptura
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Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
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Large Elaenia photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Elaenia spectabilis

Family: Tyrant Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: larela1