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Greenish Elaenia
Myiopagis viridicata (Vieillot, 1817)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The greenish elaenia (Myiopagis viridicata) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country, and every mainland South American country except Chile and French Guiana. It has also occurred as a vagrant in southern Texas.
Wikipedia contributors, Greenish elaenia; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:26:05.225632+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Myiopagis viridicata (Vieillot, 1817)
- Name authority
- (Vieillot, 1817)
- Common name
- Greenish Elaenia
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Genus
- Myiopagis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyTyrannidae
- genusMyiopagis Salvin & Godman, 1888
- speciesMyiopagis viridicata (Vieillot, 1817)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Myiopagis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey-headed ElaeniaMyiopagis caniceps (Swainson, 1835) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-crowned ElaeniaMyiopagis flavivertex (P. L. Sclater, 1887) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pacific ElaeniaMyiopagis subplacens (P. L. Sclater, 1862) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amazonian ElaeniaMyiopagis cinerea (Pelzeln, 1868) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Forest ElaeniaMyiopagis gaimardii (d'Orbigny, 1840) | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Foothill ElaeniaMyiopagis olallai Coopmans & Krabbe, 2000 | TyrannidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sylvia viridicata Vieillot, 1817 Vieillot, 1817 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
North America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554348 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:452WK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.