A rare South American bird took a wrong turn towards Florida

A rare South American bird took a wrong turn towards Florida

For once, there’s an exciting story out of the Sunshine State that isn’t about a Florida man (or pythons). Instead, it’s a Florida bird—a very, very rare bird, because it doesn’t actually belong there.  Small-billed elaenia (Elaenia parvirostris) are small, greyish birds that live in South America. Unlike most animals we report on here, the tiny flier is listed as “Least Concern” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. But that doesn’t mean …