In the tyrant flycatcher family,
Tyrannidae...from southeast Mexico
south to northeast Argentina.
Elaenia flavogaster
(L 6.5" Wt 0.85 oz)
Near Juan Hombron
13Oct2016
Elaenia is Greek for olive or olive
oil; flavogaster in Latin means
yellow stomach.
Perhaps by sensing changes in atmospheric
pressure, birds can perceive the approach
of major weather systems.
(Scott Weidensaul)
© David L.
Ross, Jr.
Macaulay
Library