Noronha elaenia

Noronha elaenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Elaenia
Species: E. ridleyana
Binomial name
Elaenia ridleyana
Sharpe, 1888

The Noronha elaenia (Elaenia ridleyana) is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is endemic to Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the large elaenia.

Its natural habitats are tropical dry shrubland and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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