Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Elaenia flavogaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Soberanía National Park
627 Verified records at Soberanía National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 627 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
40–50%
2 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
3 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
4 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
5 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
7 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
8 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
20–30%
9 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
10 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
11 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
12 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
13 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
14 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
15 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
16 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
17 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
18 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
19 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
20 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
21 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
22 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
23 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
24 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
25 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
26 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
27 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
28 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
29 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
30 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
31 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
32 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
33 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
34 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
35 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
36 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
37 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
38 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
39 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
40 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
41 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
42 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
43 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
44 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
45 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
46 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
47 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
48 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
49 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
50 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
51 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
52 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
53 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
55 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
56 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
57 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
58 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
59 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
60 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
61 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
62 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
63 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
64 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
65 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
66 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
67 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
68 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
69 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
70 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
71 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
72 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
73 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
74 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
75 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
76 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
77 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Soberanía National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 627 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Soberanía National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.

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