The Caribbean Elaenia is a small flycatcher of the Caribbean islands that very rarely strays to the Florida Keys and Gulf Coast. It is a plain olive-green bird with a white-tipped crest that shows a white central crown stripe when raised. It is one of the least distinctive of the Caribbean flycatchers and requires careful attention to voice and head pattern.
Habitat
Tropical scrub, gardens, and woodland edges
Diet
Insects and small fruits
How common
Very rare
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