Mottle-backed elaenia (Elaenia gigas)

Via a Pozuzo, Pasco, Peru. Jul 16, 2020

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Thibaud Aronson

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Elaenia are easily one of the most headache-inducing genera in one of the most headache-inducing families, and one of my personal birding nemeses, so it's always nice when you run into a (relatively) distinctive one! Posted 4 years ago

Jivko Nakev

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The pleasure of shooting a rare species is really huge! Congratulations! Posted 4 years ago
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  This isn't really a rare species, I was just pleased that I could identify it correctly! Posted 4 years ago

Patomarazul

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Beautiful! Posted 4 years ago
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  Thanks! Posted 4 years ago

The Mottle-backed elaenia

The mottle-backed elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.

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Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

Uploaded Nov 20, 2020. Captured Jul 16, 2020 15:29 in 5NA, 19250, Peru.

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II
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ISO2500
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