Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)

Caribbean Elaenia (Elaenia martinica) - HBW 9, p. 267

French: Élénie siffleuse German: Weißkinn-Olivtyrann Spanish: Fiofío Caribeño
Other common names: Chinchorro Elaenia (chinchorrensis)

Taxonomy: [Muscicapa] martinica Linnaeus, 1766, Martinique.
Probably a Caribbean sister-taxon of E. chiriquensis. Race chinchorrensis considered possibly a separate species by some authors. Seven subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

remota Berlepsch, 1907 - islands off Quintana Roo (Cozumel, Holbox, Meco, Mujeres, Culebra Cay), in SE Mexico.
chinchorrensis Griscom, 1926 - Chinchorro Bank (Great Cay), off Quintana Roo (SE Mexico), and outermost cays off Belize (Half-moon Cay, Middle Cay, Glover’s Reef).
cinerescens Ridgway, 1884 - islands of Old Providence, St Andrew’s and Santa Catalina, E of Honduras.

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remota Berlepsch, 1907 - islands off Quintana Roo (Cozumel, Holbox, Meco, Mujeres, Culebra Cay), in SE Mexico.
chinchorrensis Griscom, 1926 - Chinchorro Bank (Great Cay), off Quintana Roo (SE Mexico), and outermost cays off Belize (Half-moon Cay, Middle Cay, Glover’s Reef).
cinerescens Ridgway, 1884 - islands of Old Providence, St Andrew’s and Santa Catalina, E of Honduras.
caymanensis Berlepsch, 1907 - Cayman Is.
riisii P. L. Sclater, 1860 - Puerto Rico and offshore islands (Culebra, Culebrita, Vieques, Southwest Cay), Virgin Is, Anguilla, St Martin, St Bartholomew, Antigua and Barbuda, and Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire).
martinica (Linnaeus, 1766) - Lesser Antilles from Saba and St Eustatius S to Grenada (probably excluding Grenadines).
barbadensis Cory, 1888 - Barbados.