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Great Elaenia
Elaenia dayi Chapman, FM 1929
The great elaenia is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic and restricted mostly to the higher altitude plateau-Tepuis of Venezuela and far northern Brazil, and may also occur in Guyana. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Tyrannidae
Genus:
Elaenia
Scientific:
Elaenia dayi
https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4081/
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Tyrannidae
Genus:
Elaenia
Scientific:
Elaenia dayi
Original description
Citation:
Chapman, FM 1929
Reference:
Amer. Mus. Novit.
no.341 p.3
Protonym:
Elaenia dayi
https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4081/
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
AB94C8C54F218E9E
Avibase ID:
avibase-AB94C8C5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AB94C8C5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559850
Geographic range:
- Elaenia dayi dayi: Tepuis of s Venezuela (Roraima, Kukenamk and Ptari-tepui)
- Elaenia dayi auyantepui: Tepuis of s Venezuela (Auyan-tepui)
- Elaenia dayi tyleri: tepuis of southern Venezuela (Duida, Huachamacari, and Parú)
Source: Clements checklist
Great Elaenia
Catalan:
elènia de Day
Czech:
elenie velká
Danish:
Kæmpeelænia
German:
Riesenolivtyrann
Spanish:
Fiofío de Day
Spanish (Spain):
Fiofío de Day
Finnish:
isoelenia
French:
Élénie de Day
Croatian:
mrka elenija
Italian:
Elenia maggiore
Japanese (romaji):
onigikutairanchou
Japanese:
オニギクタイランチョウ
Lithuanian:
Didžioji elenija
Dutch:
Duida-elenia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kjempeelenia
Norwegian:
Kjempeelenia
Polish:
elenia duża
Portuguese:
Guaracava-dos-tepuis
Portuguese (Brazil):
guaracava-dos-tepuis
Russian:
Большая эления
Slovak:
elénia veľká
Swedish:
jätteelenia
Ukrainian:
Еленія велика
Chinese:
中美拟霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional):
委內瑞拉伊拉鶲
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Élénie de Day ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Élénie de Day ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
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| Clements 6th edition: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
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| eBird version 1.55: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Elaenia dayi [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Elaenia dayi [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Elaenia dayi [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Great Elaenia ( Elaenia dayi) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Elaenia dayi [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Elaenia dayi [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: elènia de Day
Czech: elenie velká, Tyrancík velký
Danish: Kæmpeelænia
German: Duida Elaenie, Duidaelaenie, Riesenolivtyrann
English: Giant Elaenia, Great Elaenia
English, HBW: Great Elaenia
English (IOC): Great Elaenia
English (United States): Great Elaenia
Spanish: Bobito gigante, Fiofío de Day, Fio-fio Grande
Spanish (Spain): Fiofío de Day
Spanish (HBW): Great Elaenia
Spanish (Venezuela): Bobito gigante
Finnish: Isoelenia
French: Élaène de Day, Elénie de Day, Élénie de Day
Croatian: mrka elenija
Italian: Elenia di Day, Elenia maggiore
Japanese (romaji): onigikutairanchou, onikikutairanchou
Japanese: オニキクタイランチョウ, オニギクタイランチョウ
Scientific: Elaenia dayi, Elaenia dayi dayi
Lithuanian: Didžioji elenija
Dutch: Duida-elenia
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kjempeelenia
Norwegian: Kjempeelenia
Polish: elenia duża, elenia wielka
Portuguese: Guaracava-dos-tepuis
Portuguese (Brazil): guaracava-dos-tepuis
Portuguese (Portugal): elénia-gigante, Guaracava-dos-tepuis
Russian: Большая эления
Slovak: elénia veľká
Swedish: *Större elenia, jätteelenia, Större elenia
Turkish: Day elenyası
Ukrainian: Еленія велика
Chinese: 中美拟霸鹟
Chinese (Traditional): 委內瑞拉伊拉鶲
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