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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 228 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant
Lophotriccus pileatus
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
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-bellied Elaenia in Chagres National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 228 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Chagres National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.