Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusElaenia (Typical Elaenias)
- SpeciesElaenia flavogaster (Yellow-bellied Elaenia)
The yellow-bellied elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) is a small bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, in every mainland South American country except Chile, on Trinidad and Tobago, and on several islands in the Lesser Antilles. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 477 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
Caribbean Elaenia
Elaenia martinica
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Couch's Kingbird
Tyrannus couchii
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Eastern Kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?
About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 477 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in our monthly data.