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title: "Caribbean Elaenia"
description: "Elaenia martinica — Uccelli. The Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/caribbean-elaenia
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Caribbean Elaenia

> Elaenia martinica — Uccelli. The Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Elaenia martinica*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1099
- Wikidata: [Q1273672](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1273672)
- iNaturalist taxon: [16702](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/16702)

## Names

- en: Caribbean Elaenia
- de: Weißbauchelaenie
- es: Mosquero Elenia Caribeño
- fr: Élénie siffleuse
- nl: Witbuikelenia
- pl: Elenia karaibska

## Countries with the most observations

KY (198), PR (160), MX (158), MQ (95), GP (59), AG (38), LC (35), DM (26), BB (19), CO (19), CW (14), BL (8)

## Summary

The Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in the West Indies, in parts of Central America, and on islands just off the northern South American coast.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_elaenia

## Photo

![Caribbean Elaenia](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/caribbean-elaenia/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338972212

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/caribbean-elaenia?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).