Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Elaenia [pallatangae or olivina] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Bulgarian: Южна планинска еления
Catalan: elènia de Pallatanga
Czech: elenie náhorní
Danish: Sierraelænia
German: Sierraolivtyrann
English: Sierran Elaenia, Sierran Elaenia (Andean), Sierran Elaenia [Andean]
English (Avilist): Sierran Elaenia
English, HBW: Sierran Elaenia
English (IOC): Sierran Elaenia
English (United States): Sierran Elaenia
Esperanto: anda elenio
Spanish: Fiofío de Pallatanga, Fiofío de Pallatanga (grupo pallatangae), Fiofío Serrano
Spanish (Colombia): Elaenia serrana
Spanish (Ecuador): Elenia serrana, Elenia Serrana [Grupo pallatangae]
Spanish (Spain): Fiofío de Pallatanga, Fiofío de Pallatanga (grupo pallatangae), Fiofío de Pallatanga [pallatangae Group], Fiofío serrano
Spanish (HBW): Sierran Elaenia (Andean)
Spanish (Peru): Fío-Fío Serrano
Spanish (Venezuela): Bobito de los Tepuis
Finnish: keltavatsaelenia
French: Élénie de Pallantanga, Élénie de Pallantanga [pallatangae], Élénie de Pallatanga, Élénie de Pallatanga (Andes)
French (Guyane): Élénie de Pallantanga
Croatian: bjelopruga elenija
Italian: Elenia delle sierre
Japanese (romaji): kiiroshiragikutairanchou, kiiroshiragikutairanchou (pallatangae guru-pu)
Japanese: キイロシラギクタイランチョウ, キイロシラギクタイランチョウ (pallatangae グループ)
Scientific: Elaenia pallatangae, Elaenia pallatangae [pallatangae Group], Elaenia pallatangae [pallatangae], Elaenia pallatangae pallatangae, Elainea [sic] pallatangae, Elainea pallatangae
Lithuanian: Paljatanginė elenija
Dutch: Andeselenia, Andeselenia (pallatangae groep)
Norwegian: Fjellelenia, fjellelenia (pallatangae gr.)
Polish: elenia andyjska
Portuguese: *Guaracava-serrana, guaracava-serrana
Portuguese (Brazil): Guaracava-serrana
Portuguese (Portugal): elénia-andina
Russian: Андская эления, Паллатангская эления
Slovak: elénia vrchovská
Serbian: Sijerska elenija
Swedish: Sierraelenia
Turkish: Pallatanga elenyası
Ukrainian: Еленія андійська
Chinese: 岭拟霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 嶺伊拉鶲