GREENISH ELAENIA Myiopagis viridicata
The Myiopagis elaenias are quite different in shape and behaviour to the true Elaenias, but share the same green and yellowish colouration. The Greenish Elaenia is best identified by its lack of wing-bars, its hidden yellow coronal patch and its distinctive buuur-zeeep call note - though note that the call of the abundant Euler´s Flycatcher is virtually identical!.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE1124PH) Adult ventral view, Isla Yacyreta, Departamento Misiones (Paul Smith September 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE1125PH) Same individual as (FPAVE1124PH) (Paul Smith September 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE1126PH) Adult dorsal view, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith April 2010).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE1127PH) Adult, Isla Yacyreta, Departamento Misiones (Arne Lesterhuis 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE1128PH) Same individual as (FPAVE1127PH) upperwing (Arne Lesterhuis 2007).
VIDEO - (FPAVE1123VI) Adult, Isla Yacyreta, Departamento Misiones (Paul Smith September 2010).
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Myiopagis viridicata
1 (FPAVE1129RE) Calls recorded Puerto Bertoni, Departamento Alto Paraná (Myriam Velázquez September 2000).
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