Amazonian Elaenia

The Amazonian elaenia or Amazonian grey elaenia (Myiopagis cinerea) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, though there is only a single sight record in Suriname. == Taxonomy and systematics == What is now the Amazonian elaenia was originally described as Elainea[sic] cinerea. It was later moved into Myiopagis as a subspecies of the then grey elaenia (M. caniceps); soon thereafter Myiopagis was merged into genus Elaenia. That move was reversed in the mid-twentieth century, and Myiopagis was confirmed by genetic analysis to be the grey elaenia's proper genus. The Amazonian elaenia's further taxonomy is unsettled. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World split it and the Choco elaenia (M. parambae) from the former grey elaenia in December 2016, calling them the Amazonian grey, Choco grey, and Atlantic grey elaenias respectively. The Clements taxonomy recognized the split in November 2022 and the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) followed suit in January 2023. These systems named the three species the Amazonian, Choco, and grey(gray)-headed elaenias (M. caniceps sensu stricto) respectively. As of September 2024 neither the North nor…