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 →
Closest Relatives at Rincón de la Vieja National Park
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus tyrannulus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Yellow-olive Flycatcher
Tolmomyias sulphurescens
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher
Myiodynastes luteiventris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Elaenia at Rincón de la Vieja National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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