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Highland Elaenia

Elaenia obscura
(d´Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
Fiofío Oscuro
Family: Tyrannidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: M[uscipeta] obscura.

The subspecies sordida is considered a full species: Brown Elaenia (Elaenia sordida).




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Number of Photography: 139

Foto
Photography ID: 671309
 Cerro San Javier
Tucumán
Argentina
12/20/2025
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 663434
  Adult
Tiraxi
Jujuy
Argentina
11/16/2025
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 658366
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/13/2025
Enrique Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 657891
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/13/2025
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 657740
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
10/13/2025
Lucas Sanz
Foto
Photography ID: 656324
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/24/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 656323
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/24/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655417
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/24/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655416
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/24/2025
Sergio Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 655415
  Adult
Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/24/2025
Sergio Cusano



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 3



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Jorge La Grotteria09/23/2024PeruCuzcoSantuario Histórico de Machu PicchuN/AN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria09/28/2016ArgentinaJujuyArroyo Tres Cruces, Parque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/19/2011ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 1




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Number of Records: 329



Page 1 of 33
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242801520/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánCerro San JavierViviana Fuentes
240073616/11/2025ArgentinaJujuyCamino a Tiraxi, TiraxiFederico J. Villegas
237933415/10/2025ArgentinaSaltaSan Andrés, San Ramón de la Nueva OránMartín Lépez
238086913/10/2025ArgentinaJujuyCamino entre Mirador del Río San Lorenzo y Mesada de las Colmenas, Parque Nacional CalileguaEnrique Sanz
237966213/10/2025ArgentinaJujuyCamino entre Mirador del Río San Lorenzo y Mesada de las Colmenas, Parque Nacional CalileguaLucas Sanz
237944013/10/2025ArgentinaJujuyCamino entre Mirador del Río San Lorenzo y Mesada de las Colmenas, Parque Nacional CalileguaLucas Sanz
237335124/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 - Entre Mesada de las Colmenas y Monolito, Parque Nacional CalileguaEduardo Cusano
237104124/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 - Entre Mesada de las Colmenas y Monolito, Parque Nacional CalileguaSergio Cusano
237103924/09/2025ArgentinaJujuyMesada de las Colmenas, Parque Nacional CalileguaSergio Cusano
236635722/09/202510:31ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaEduardo Cusano
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Highland Elaenia (Elaenia obscura) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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