Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | elènia fosca |
| English | Highland Elaenia |
| English (United States) | Highland Elaenia |
| French | Élénie obscure |
| French (France) | Élénie obscure |
| German | Hochland-Olivtyrann |
| Japanese | タカネキクタイランチョウ |
| Norwegian | skyggeelenia |
| Polish | elenia wyżynna |
| Russian | Тёмная эления |
| Slovak | elénia hájová |
| Spanish | Fiofío Oscuro |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Fiofío Oscuro |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Elenia Oscura |
| Spanish (Peru) | Fío-Fío Oscuro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Fiofío oscuro |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Fiofío Oscuro Yungueño |
| Swedish | höglandselenia |
| Turkish | Esmer Elenya |
| Ukrainian | Еленія темна |
Elaenia obscura (d'Orbigny & de Lafresnaye, 1837)
PROTONYM:
M[uscipeta] obscura
d'Orbigny & de Lafresnaye, 1837. Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2, p.48.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Yungas, Bolivia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ELAENIA
- obscura
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Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura Scientific name definitions
Peter Hosner and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 1, 2017
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 1, 2017
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura
Authors
Peter Hosner and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Hosner, P. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Highland Elaenia (Elaenia obscura), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.higela2.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- April 1, 2017
- Highland Elaenia Elaenia obscura
Authors
Peter Hosner and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Hosner, P. and G. M. Kirwan (2017). Highland Elaenia (Elaenia obscura). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
