Lesser Elaenia

Lesser Elaenia

Elaenia chiriquensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Marino Ballena National Park
3 Verified records at Marino Ballena National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lesser elaenia (Elaenia chiriquensis) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, on Trinidad, in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay, and as a vagrant on Bonaire and Curaçao. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Elaenia at Marino Ballena National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
4 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
6 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
8 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
9 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
10 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
12 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
14 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
15 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
16 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
17 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
18 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
19 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
20 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
21 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
24 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
25 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
26 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
27 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
28 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
29 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
30 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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