Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannulus
- SpeciesTyrannulus elatus (Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet)
The yellow-crowned tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park
White-throated Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus leucophrys
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca fumicolor
Golden-faced Tyrannulet
Zimmerius chrysops
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Rufous-breasted Flycatcher
Leptopogon rufipectus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Pale-edged Flycatcher
Myiarchus cephalotes
Slaty-backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca cinnamomeiventris
Golden-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes hemichrysus
White-banded Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus stictopterus
Torrent Tyrannulet
Serpophaga cinerea
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet at Los Nevados National Natural 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