Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusElaenia (Typical Elaenias)
- SpeciesElaenia chiriquensis (Lesser Elaenia)
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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Elaenia sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Southern Bentbill
Oncostoma olivaceum
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Greenish Elaenia
Myiopagis viridicata
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Contopus virens
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
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 Lesser Elaenia in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Elaenia sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Lesser Elaenia in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
March has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Elaenia in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.