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 La Tigra National Park
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Yellowish Flycatcher
Empidonax flavescens
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
White-throated Flycatcher
Empidonax albigularis
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Hammond's Flycatcher
Empidonax hammondii
Greater Pewee
Contopus pertinax
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimus
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Contopus cooperi
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-bellied Elaenia at La Tigra National Park — 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