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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Brown-capped Tyrannulet
Ornithion brunneicapillus
Black-capped Pygmy-Tyrant
Myiornis atricapillus
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Rufous Mourner
Rhytipterna holerythra
Yellow-throated Flycatcher
Conopias albovittatus
Yellow-margined Flycatcher
Tolmomyias assimilis
Panama Flycatcher
Myiarchus panamensis
Ruddy-tailed Flycatcher
Terenotriccus erythrurus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet in Utría National Natural Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet in Utría National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.