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White-crested Elaenia (White-crested)

Elaenia albiceps [albiceps] (= Elaenia albiceps albiceps) (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA 1837)

The white-crested elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It has several subspecies breeding across southern and western parts of South America. Southern birds migrate north in winter. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA 1837)

Reference:
   Mag. Zool. Paris 7, cl.2 p.47

Imprint year:
  1837

Protonym:
  M[uscipeta] (M[uscipeta]) albiceps

Type locality:
  part, Yungas, Bolivia; types from Yungas, Bolivia, fide Hellmayr, 1925, Novit. Zool., 32, p. 28.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114101#page/163/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  95859FA12322C927

Avibase ID:
  avibase-95859FA1

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/95859FA1

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 712023

English:
White-crested Elaenia [albiceps]
Bulgarian:
Белоглава еления [Група albiceps]
Catalan:
elènia crestablanca [grup albiceps]
Danish:
Hvidstribet Elænia (Almindelig)
German:
Weißkronen-Olivtyrann [albiceps-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Fiofío Crestiblanco (grupo albiceps)
Spanish (Spain):
Fiofío crestiblanco (grupo albiceps)
Finnish:
harmaarintaelenia (albiceps- ryhmä)
French:
Élénie à cimier blanc [albiceps]
Croatian:
bjelokruna elenija [albiceps grupa]
Japanese (romaji):
shiragikutairanchou (albiceps guru-pu)
Japanese:
シラギクタイランチョウ（albiceps グループ）
Dutch:
Witkuifelenia (albiceps groep)
Norwegian:
hvitisseelenia (albiceps gr.)
Polish:
elenia białoczuba [gr. albiceps]
Portuguese (Brazil):
guaracava-de-crista-branca [grupo albiceps]
Portuguese (Portugal):
elénia-de-crista-branca [grupo albiceps]
Russian:
Белохохлая эления [группа albiceps]
Slovak:
elénia ozdobená (skup.)
Serbian:
Kolumbijska beloćuba elenija
Swedish:
vittofsad elenia [gruppen albiceps]
Turkish:
Ak tepeli elenya [albiceps grubu]
Ukrainian:
Еленія білочуба [група albiceps]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-crested Elaenia [albiceps] ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-crested Elaenia [albiceps] ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-crested Elaenia [albiceps] ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
White-crested Elaenia [albiceps] ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-crested Elaenia [White-crested] ( Elaenia albiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-crested Elaenia ( Elaenia albiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-crested Elaenia ( Elaenia albiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-crested Elaenia ( Elaenia albiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-crested Elaenia ( Elaenia albiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-crested Elaenia ( Elaenia albiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-crested Elaenia ( Elaenia albiceps) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-crested Elaenia ( Elaenia albiceps) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
White-crested Elaenia (White-crested) ( Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Elaenia albiceps [albiceps or chilensis]

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Bulgarian: Белоглава еления [Група albiceps]
Catalan: elènia crestablanca [grup albiceps], elènia de cresta blanca
Czech: elenie bělokorunkatá
Danish: Hvidstribeelænia, Hvidstribet Elænia (Almindelig)
German: Weißbauch-Olivtyrann, Weißkronen-Olivtyrann [albiceps-Gruppe]
English: White-crested Elaenia, White-crested Elaenia (White-crested), White-crested Elaenia [albiceps], White-crested Elaenia [White-crested]
English (Avilist): White-crested Elaenia (White-crested)
English, HBW: White-crested Elaenia (White-crested)
English (IOC): White-crested Elaenia (White-crested)
English (United States): White-crested Elaenia (White-crested)
Esperanto: Blankakrona elenio
Spanish: Fiofío Crestiblanco, Fiofío Crestiblanco (grupo albiceps), Fiofío Silbón (grupo albiceps)
Spanish (Argentine): Fiofío silbón, Fiofío Silbón (grupo albiceps), Fiofío Silbón [grupo albiceps]
Spanish (Chile): Fio-fio, Fío-fío [grupo albiceps]
Spanish (Colombia): Elaenia ventriblanca
Spanish (Ecuador): Elenia Crestiblanca [Grupo albiceps]
Spanish (Spain): Fiofío Crestiblanco, Fiofío crestiblanco (grupo albiceps), Fiofío Crestiblanco [albiceps Group]
Spanish (HBW): White-crested Elaenia (White-crested)
Spanish (Peru): Fío-Fío de Cresta Blanca, Fío-Fío de Cresta Blanca [grupo albiceps]
Spanish (Paraguay): Fiofío silbón, Fiofío silbón [grupo albiceps]
Spanish (Uruguay): Fíofío Silbón, Fiofío Silbón [Grupo albiceps]
Finnish: harmaarintaelenia, harmaarintaelenia (albiceps- ryhmä)
French: Élénie à cimier blanc, Élénie à cimier blanc (albiceps), Élénie à cimier blanc (nominal), Élénie à cimier blanc [albiceps]
French (Guyane): Élénie à cimier blanc (groupe albiceps)
Croatian: bjelokruna elenija [albiceps grupa]
Hungarian: fehérbóbitás elénia
Italian: Elenia crestabianca
Japanese (romaji): shiragikutairanchou, shiragikutairanchou (albiceps guru-pu)
Japanese: シラギクタイランチョウ, シラギクタイランチョウ (albiceps グループ), シラギクタイランチョウ（albiceps グループ）
Scientific: Elaenia albiceps, Elaenia albiceps [albiceps Group], Elaenia albiceps [albiceps], Elaenia albiceps albiceps, M[uscipeta] albiceps, Muscipeta albiceps
Lithuanian: Baltakuodė elenija
Dutch: Witkuifelenia, Witkuifelenia (albiceps groep)
Norwegian: Hvitisseelenia, hvitisseelenia (albiceps gr.)
Polish: elenia białoczuba, elenia białoczuba [gr. albiceps]
Portuguese: Guaracava-de-crista-branca
Portuguese (Brazil): guaracava-de-crista-branca, guaracava-de-crista-branca [grupo albiceps]
Portuguese (Portugal): elénia-de-crista-branca [grupo albiceps]
Russian: Белохохлая эления, Белохохлая эления [группа albiceps]
Slovak: elénia ozdobená, elénia ozdobená (skup.)
Serbian: Kolumbijska beloćuba elenija
Swedish: Vittofsad elenia, vittofsad elenia ([albiceps Group]), vittofsad elenia [gruppen albiceps]
Turkish: Ak tepeli elenya [albiceps grubu]
Ukrainian: Еленія білочуба, Еленія білочуба [група albiceps]
Chinese: 白冠拟霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 白冠伊拉鶲

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