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Blue Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia fallax
Blue Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia fallax) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of North America.
The Blue Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia fallax) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in North America. Adults weigh 14.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Genus Elaenia
- Species fallax
Quick facts
- Weight
- 14.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Blue Mountain Elaenia is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Blue Mountain Elaenia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Blue Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia fallax) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across North America. Its distribution covers NA Jamaica.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 14.4 g, with a wing length of about 6.7 cm and a tail of around 6.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 6,030 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Blue Mountain Elaenia?
The Blue Mountain Elaenia is a very small bird that weighs around 14.4 g.
Where does the Blue Mountain Elaenia live?
The Blue Mountain Elaenia is found across North America with a range covering NA Jamaica, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Blue Mountain Elaenia belong to?
The Blue Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia fallax) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Blue Mountain Elaenia eat?
The Blue Mountain Elaenia is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Blue Mountain Elaenia migrate?
The Blue Mountain Elaenia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Blue Mountain Elaenia endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Blue Mountain Elaenia make?
1 real field recording of the Blue Mountain Elaenia — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Blue Mountain Elaenia's range?
The Blue Mountain Elaenia has a mapped global range of about 6,030 km².
Conservation
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