West Indies Endemic; Subspecies: barbadensis (Barbados endemic subspecies); Other Names: Pee-whittler; Length: 6-7"(15.5 - 18cm); Habitat: woodlands, scrubs, almost any area with trees, always found around casuarina trees. Statue: common, island wide but elusive; Conservation Status: Least Concern.
Underparts whitish-grey to a faint yellowish wash on the belly
erparts olive-green
Common Name: Caribbean Elaenia
Scientific Name: Elaenia martinica sp.
barbadensis
Description: 6-7 inches;
upperparts olive-green; two (2) whitish wing bars; a crest; white crown
patch can be seen when crest is raised;
underparts whitish grey to a dull yellowish at the belly and tail; longish tail.
Caribbean
Elaenias are endemic to the West Indies; the subspecies barbadensis are endemic to Barbados.
First, I want to thank you so much for this blog. And I want to commend you for continuing to post all these years!
ReplyDeleteSecond, there is a bird I have seen since I was in primary school (I am in my thirties now). I'm going to look through all of your entries but this looks something similar to it. It's most darkly feathered (black or brown), but from the neck down on it's front it has white feathers. It is very agile and in primary school we would throw concurls in the air and the birds would swoop down and catch them before they dropped to the ground. On the rare occasion they missed they would simply snatch them up while diving without touching down. I've actually only seem them on the ground once or twice. Back then we used to call them piwitlers, but I assume we were wrong and no one seems to know what I am talking about from my description. Hoping I finally sate my curiosity today!