Noronha Elaenia (Elaenia ridleyana)
Ponta da Air France - Fernando de Noronha, PE, Brazil.
This species is the only bird in the genus Elaenia found in Fernando de Noronha and it's also an endemic species to the island.
The total global range of this species is only 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi), and most of the forest on Fernando de Noronha has been lost since the arrival of European settlers, and this species is the least common landbird remaining on the island.
Fortunately the population seems to be increasing.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Tyranni
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia Sundevall, 1836
Species: E. ridleyana Sharpe, 1888
Binomial name: Elaenia ridleyana
Noronha Elaenia (Elaenia ridleyana)
Ponta da Air France - Fernando de Noronha, PE, Brazil.
This species is the only bird in the genus Elaenia found in Fernando de Noronha and it's also an endemic species to the island.
The total global range of this species is only 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi), and most of the forest on Fernando de Noronha has been lost since the arrival of European settlers, and this species is the least common landbird remaining on the island.
Fortunately the population seems to be increasing.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Tyranni
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia Sundevall, 1836
Species: E. ridleyana Sharpe, 1888
Binomial name: Elaenia ridleyana