Jamaican Elaenia Myiopagis cotta Scientific name definitions

The Jamaican Elaenia is a small elaenia endemic to the island  of Jamaica, where it occurs in a wide variety of habitat, including lowland and montane evergreen forest, dry coastal scrub, and secondary forest and forest edge. Within Jamaica, this species is distinctive, with a dark, slaty cap, a pale, straight supercilium, and a dark, straight eyeline, which separate sit from all other flycatchers on the island.  The Jamaican Elaenia forages alone or in small flocks of insectivores, and makes short, sallying flights in pursuit of flying insects.

Jamaica.

Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Restricted-range species: present in Jamaica EBA. Uncommon but widespread. In Jamaica, 75% of original forest cover has already been cleared, and remaining forest is largely second growth; undisturbed forest survives only on high, steep mountain slopes, some of which are protected in Blue Mountain and John Crow National Park, but hunting and habitat destruction continue because of lack of funds for protection and management. Resurgence in coffee cultivation since 1980 has led to clearance of much second growth, and other problems for remaining forests include hurricane damage, widespread pesticide use, establishment of pine (Pinus) plantations, timber removal, deliberate fires, and continuing conversion for small-scale farming and urbanization.