Greenish Elaenia
A species of Myiopagis Elaenias Scientific name : Myiopagis viridicata Genus : Myiopagis Elaenias
Greenish Elaenia, A species of Myiopagis Elaenias
Botanical name: Myiopagis viridicata
Genus: Myiopagis Elaenias
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Description General Info
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Description
The greenish elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest. 
Size
13 cm
Feeding Habits
Greenish Elaenia primarily feeds on insects, complementing its diet with fleshy fruits and arillate seeds. It forages for insects and their eggs, as well as other small invertebrates, showcasing a varied diet that adapts to available food resources.
Habitat
Humid tropical evergreen forest regions, tropical deciduous forests, scrub, lighter growth, near streams and clearings, deciduous and semi-deciduous woodlands, older second growth forest, citrus and coffee plantations, gallery forest, tall scrub
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tyrant flycatchers Genus
Myiopagis Elaenias Species
Greenish Elaenia 
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