Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusElaenia (Typical Elaenias)
- SpeciesElaenia chiriquensis (Lesser Elaenia)
The lesser elaenia (Elaenia chiriquensis) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, on Trinidad, in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay, and as a vagrant on Bonaire and Curaçao. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Marino Ballena National Park
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Elaenia at Marino Ballena 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