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GREY ELAENIA Myiopagis caniceps
Though he´s called an Elaenia, this forest species is quite distinct from the more commonly-encountered open country Elaenias. In fact behaviourally he can sometimes resemble a tyrannulet as he moves through the canopy. Furthermore Grey Elaenias are sexually dimorphic, females having a greenish mantle which is grey in males.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1115PH) Adult ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Sylvia Qu June 2008).
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Myiopagis caniceps
1 (FPAVE1116RE) Response to playback recorded Aguara-Ñu, Mbaracayú Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyú (Juan Mazar Barnett January 1998).
2 (FPAVE1117RE) Song recorded Itaipú Reserves, Alto Paraná (Myriam Velázquez May 2000).
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