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 →
Closest Relatives at El Triunfo
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Southern Tropical Pewee
Contopus cinereus
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma imberbe
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-bellied Elaenia at El Triunfo — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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