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Mottle-backed Elaenia

Elaenia gigas
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
mobela1, MBEL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
SpeciesElaenia gigas
Codesmobela1, MBEL
Identification

The Mottle-backed Elaenia (Elaenia gigas) 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 mobela1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Piprites chloris
Gray-headed Piprites
Piprites griseiceps
Black-capped Piprites
Piprites pileata
Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant
Neopipo cinnamomea
Kinglet Calyptura
Calyptura cristata
Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
Platyrinchus saturatus
Mottle-backed Elaenia photo
(c) Dave Wendelken, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dave Wendelken

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Elaenia gigas

Family: Tyrant Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: mobela1