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Great elaenia
The
great
elaenia
is a
species
of
bird
in the
family
Tyrannidae
, the
tyrant flycatchers
. It is
endemic
and
restricted
mostly to the
higher
altitude
plateau-Tepuis of
Venezuela
and far northern
Brazil
, and may also occur in
Guyana
.
Its
natural
habitats
are
subtropical
or
tropical
moist
montane forests
and
subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland
.
Subspecies
Twosubspecies are recognized:
E. d. dayi
–
Chapman
, 1929: found in
southern
Bolívar
E. d. auyantepui
–
Zimmer
&
Phelps
Sr
., 1952: found in
south-eastern
Bolívar