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Blue Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia fallax Sclater, PL 1861
The Greater Antillean elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae. It is found on Hispaniola and Jamaica. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Tyrannidae
Genus:
Elaenia
Scientific:
Elaenia fallax
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Tyrannidae
Genus:
Elaenia
Scientific:
Elaenia fallax
Original description
Citation:
Sclater, PL 1861
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1861, pt.1 p.76,note
Imprint year:
1861
Protonym:
Elainea fallax
Type locality:
Jamaica.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91152#page/128/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
329042B8B294212B
Avibase ID:
avibase-329042B8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/329042B8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559851
English:
Blue Mountain Elaenia
Bulgarian:
Антилска еления
Catalan:
elènia grossa de Jamaica
Danish:
Jamaicaelænia
German:
Jamaikaolivtyrann
Esperanto:
blumonta elenio
Spanish:
Fiofío canoso jamaicano
French:
Élénie sara
Italian:
Elenia grande delle Antille
Dutch:
Antilliaanse elenia
Norwegian:
antillelenia
Polish:
elenia antylska
Portuguese (Brazil):
greater antillean elaenia (Jamaican)
Slovak:
elénia sara
Serbian:
Jamajkanska zelenoglava elenija
Swedish:
större jamaicaelenia
Turkish:
Jamaika Elanyası
Blue Mountain Elaenia
Bulgarian:
Антилска еления
Catalan:
elènia grossa de Jamaica
Danish:
Jamaicaelænia
German:
Jamaikaolivtyrann
Esperanto:
blumonta elenio
Spanish:
Fiofío canoso jamaicano
French:
Élénie sara
Italian:
Elenia grande delle Antille
Dutch:
Antilliaanse elenia
Norwegian:
antillelenia
Polish:
elenia antylska
Portuguese (Brazil):
greater antillean elaenia (Jamaican)
Slovak:
elénia sara
Serbian:
Jamajkanska zelenoglava elenija
Swedish:
större jamaicaelenia
Turkish:
Jamaika Elanyası
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue Mountain Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue Mountain Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue Mountain Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Blue Mountain Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Greater Antillean Elaenia (nominate) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Greater Antillean Elaenia (nominate) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Greater Antillean Elaenia (nominate) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Greater Antillean Elaenia (nominate) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Greater Antillean Elaenia (nominate) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Greater Antillean Elaenia (nominate) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Greater Antillean Elaenia (nominate) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Greater Antillean Elaenia (nominate) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) |
| Avilist 2025: Blue Mountain Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) |
| Clements, version 2021: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Blue Mountain Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Greater Antillean Elaenia (Jamaican) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Greater Antillean Elaenia (Jamaican) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Greater Antillean Elaenia (Jamaican) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Greater Antillean Elaenia (Jamaican) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Greater Antillean Elaenia (Jamaican) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Greater Antillean Elaenia (Jamaican) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Greater Antillean Elaenia (Jamaican) ( Elaenia fallax fallax) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Blue Mountain Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Large Jamaican Elaenia ( Elaenia fallax) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Elaenia fallax fallax [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Elaenia [fallax or cherriei]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Антилска еления
Catalan: elènia grossa de Jamaica
Danish: Jamaicaelænia
German: Antillenelaenie, Jamaikaolivtyrann, Jamaikaolivtyrann (fallax)
English: Blue Mountain Elaenia, Greater Antillean Elaenia, Greater Antillean Elaenia (fallax), Greater Antillean Elaenia (Jamaican), Greater Antillean Elaenia (nominate), Large Jamaican Elaenia
[ENAV]: Blue Mountain Elaenia
English, HBW: Large Jamaican Elaenia
English (IOC): Greater Antillean Elaenia (Jamaican)
English (United States): Blue Mountain Elaenia, Greater Antillean Elaenia (Jamaican)
Esperanto: blumonta elenio
Spanish: Fio-fio Antillano, Fiofío Canoso (fallax), Fiofío canoso jamaicano
Spanish (Spain): Fiofío canoso (fallax)
French: Élénie sara, Élénie sara (de Jamaïque), Élénie sara (fallax), Élénie sara (nominal), Élénie sara (nominale), Élénie sara (race nominale)
French (Guyane): Élénie sara (fallax)
French (Guadeloupe): Élénie sara
Italian: Elenia grande delle Antille
Japanese (romaji): anchirushiragikutairanchou (fallax)
Japanese: アンチルシラギクタイランチョウ (fallax), アンチルシラギクタイランチョウ（fallax）
Scientific: Elaenia fallax, Elaenia fallax fallax, Elainea [sic] fallax, Elainea fallax
Dutch: Antilliaanse elenia
Norwegian: antillelenia, antillelenia (fallax)
Polish: elenia antylska, elenia antylska (fallax)
Portuguese (Brazil): greater antillean elaenia (Jamaican)
Portuguese (Portugal): elénia-jamaicana-grande (fallax)
Russian: Антильская эления (fallax)
Slovak: elénia sara, elénia sara (skup.)
Serbian: Jamajkanska zelenoglava elenija
Swedish: antillerelenia (fallax), större jamaicaelenia
Turkish: Büyük Antil elenyası (fallax), Jamaika Elanyası
Ukrainian: Еленія антильська (підвид fallax)
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