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 →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Coiba National Park, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park
Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Panama Flycatcher
Myiarchus panamensis
Southern Tropical Pewee
Contopus cinereus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Sepia-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon amaurocephalus
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus crinitus
Greenish Elaenia
Myiopagis viridicata
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
📅 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 Coiba National Park?
About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Coiba National Park, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Coiba National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Coiba National Park in our monthly data.