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Plain-crested Elaenia

Elaenia cristata
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
plcela1, PCEL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
SpeciesElaenia cristata
Codesplcela1, PCEL
Identification

The Plain-crested Elaenia (Elaenia cristata) 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 plcela1 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
Plain-crested Elaenia photo
(c) Josh van der Meulen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Josh van der Meulen

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Elaenia cristata

Family: Tyrant Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: plcela1