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Mottle-backed Elaenia

Elaenia gigas Sclater, PL 1871

The mottle-backed elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Tyrannidae
Genus:
   Elaenia
Scientific:
  Elaenia gigas

Original description

Citation:
  Sclater, PL 1871

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1870, pt.3 p.831

Imprint year:
  1870

Protonym:
  Elainea gigas

Type locality:
  Rio Napo, Ecuador.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90543#page/961/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  2956BBB3DE23F1A8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-2956BBB3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/2956BBB3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559854

Geographic range:

  • Elaenia gigas: tropical southeastern Colombia to eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and western Bolivia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Mottle-backed Elaenia
Catalan:
elènia banyuda
Czech:
elenie šupinkohřbetá
Danish:
Skælrygget Elænia
German:
Schuppenolivtyrann
Spanish:
Fiofío Gigante
Spanish (Spain):
Fiofío Gigante
Finnish:
suomuselkäelenia
French:
Élénie écaillée
Croatian:
dvoroga elenija
Italian:
Elenia dorsomacchiato
Japanese (romaji):
madarashiragikutairanchou
Japanese:
マダラシラギクタイランチョウ
Lithuanian:
Taškuotoji elenija
Dutch:
Geschubde Elenia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Hornelenia
Norwegian:
Hornelenia
Polish:
elenia czubata
Portuguese:
guaracava-de-dorso-malhado
Portuguese (Portugal):
elénia-de-cornichos
Russian:
Чубатая эления
Slovak:
elénia mramorovaná
Swedish:
fjällryggig elenia
Ukrainian:
Еленія рогата
Chinese:
斑背拟霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
點斑背伊拉鶲

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Élénie écaillée ( Elaenia gigas)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Élénie écaillée ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 1st edition:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements, version 2021:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements, version 2022:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements, version 2023:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements, version 2024:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 3rd edition:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 4th edition:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 6th edition:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements, version 2015:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements, version 2016:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements, version 2017:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements, version 2018:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Clements, version 2019:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
eBird version 1.50:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
eBird version 1.52:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Elaenia gigas
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Elaenia gigas
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Elaenia gigas
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Mottle-backed Elaenia ( Elaenia gigas)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Elaenia gigas
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Elaenia gigas

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: elènia banyuda
Czech: elenie šupinkohřbetá, Tyrancík šupinkový
Danish: Skælrygget Elænia
German: Schuppenelaenie, Schuppen-Elaenie, Schuppenolivtyrann
English: Giant Elaenia, Mottle backed Elaenia, Mottle-backed Elaenia
English, HBW: Mottle-backed Elaenia
English (IOC): Mottle-backed Elaenia
English (United States): Mottle-backed Elaenia
Spanish: Elenia cachudita, Elenia Gigante, Fiofío, Fio-fio Gigante, Fiofío Gigante
Spanish (Colombia): Elaenia moteada, Elenia Gigante
Spanish (Ecuador): Elenia cachudita
Spanish (Spain): Fiofío Gigante
Spanish (HBW): Mottle-backed Elaenia
Spanish (Peru): Fío-Fío Moteado
Spanish (Paraguay): Fiofío
Finnish: Suomuselkäelenia
French: Élaène écaillée, Elénie écaillée, Élénie écaillée
Guarani: Guyra káva
Croatian: dvoroga elenija
Italian: Elenia dorsomacchiato, Elenia gigante
Japanese (romaji): madarashiragikutairanchou
Japanese: マダラシラギクタイランチョウ
Scientific: Elaenia gigas, Elainea [sic] gigas, Elainea gigas
Lithuanian: Taškuotoji elenija
Dutch: Geschubde Elenia
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hornelenia
Norwegian: Hornelenia
Polish: elenia czubata
Portuguese: guaracava-de-dorso-malhado
Portuguese (Portugal): elénia-de-cornichos
Russian: Крапчатая эления, Чубатая эления
Slovak: elénia mramorovaná
Swedish: Fjällryggad elenia, fjällryggig elenia
Turkish: Benekli elenya
Ukrainian: Еленія рогата
Chinese: 斑背拟霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 點斑背伊拉鶲

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