Order
Passeriformes
Family
Tyrannidae
Genus
Elaenia
 
Neotropical Birds
Version  1.0
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White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps

Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published September 10, 2009

References

Introduction

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Hosner, P. A. 2004. White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps. Pages 268-269 in J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, and D. A. Christie (editors). Handbook of the birds of the world. Volume 9. Cotingas to pipits and wagtails. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

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McGehee, S. M., and J. C. Eitniear. 2006. Field verification of Zimmer's wing-formula for indentification of Elaenia albiceps chilensis. Boletin SAO 16: 58-63.

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de la Peña, M. R. 1987. Nidos y huevos de aves argentinas. Privately published. Santa Fe, Argentina.

Reid, M., and D. Jones. 2009. First North American record of White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps chilensis) at South Padre Island, Texas. North American Birds 63: 10-14.

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Rheindt, F. E., L. Christidis, and J. A. Norman. 2009. Genetic introgression, incomplete lineage sorting and faulty taxonomy create multiple cases of polyphyly in a montane clade of tyrant-flycatchers (Elaenia, Tyrannidae). Zoologica Scripta 38: 143-153

Ridgely, R. S., and P. J. Greenfield. 2001. The bird of Ecuador. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York.

Ridgely, R. S., and G. Tudor. 1994, The birds of South America. Volume II. The suboscine passerines. University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas.

Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, D. F. Lane, J. P. O'Neill, and T. A. Parker III. 2007. Birds of Peru. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

Traylor, M. A., Jr. 1979. Family Tyrannidae, Subfamily Elaeniinae. Pages 1-112 in M. A. Traylor, Jr. (editor) Check-list of birds of the world. Volume VIII. Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge Massachusetts.

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Zimmer, J. T. 1941. Studies of Peruvian birds. No. XXXVI. The genera Elaenia and Myiopagis. American Museum Novitates 1108.

Recommended Citation

Schulenberg, T. S. (2009). White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.whcela1.01
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