Order: Passeriformes | Family: Tyrannidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Satipo Road, Junin
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Andean Foothills, Bolivia
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Lower Manu Road, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Satipo Road, Junin
Status: The Mottle-backed Elaenia is generally uncommon along the foothill of the Andes and adjacent Amazonian lowlands. It is known to range at elevations of up to 1700 m along the east slope of the Andes. The Mottle-backed Elaenia also occurs in Co, Ec, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Fío-Fío Moteado.
Sub-species: Mottle-backed Elaenia (Elaenia gigas), P. L. Sclater, 1871.
Meaning of Name: Elaenia: Gr. elaineos= of olive-oil, oleaginous. gigas: L. gigas, gigantis= giant.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.