Jamaican Elaenia
Myiopagis cotta (Gosse, 1849)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Jamaican Elaenia, Myiopagis cotta, is a passerine in the Tyrannidae family and is found in Jamaica. It is endemic to the island and lives in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily altered former woodland. The bird has a short black bill and black legs, with a greenish-olive upper side, a whitish yellow underside, and a slightly darker head. Its crown feathers are somewhat lengthened and hide a bright orange-yellow patch. Juveniles lack that crown patch and show pale grey underparts with a yellower belly.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- North America: Jamaica
