Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Rufous-crowned Elaenia

Elaenia ruficeps

The Rufous-crowned Elaenia (Elaenia ruficeps) is a 19 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

19 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Colombia, Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, GF.

Where to see it: Iwokrama River Lodge (Guyana); Brownsberg Nature Park · accommodations and nearby trails (Suriname); Atta Lodge / Iwokrama Canopy Walkway (Guyana); Surama EcoLodge (Guyana); Peperpot Nature Park (Suriname).

Photo: (c) Abby Darrah, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist