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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Empidonax flaviventris
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
📅 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-bellied Elaenia in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park in our monthly data.