Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusTyrannulus
- SpeciesTyrannulus elatus (Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet)
The yellow-crowned tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 765 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Lesser Kiskadee
Pitangus lictor
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Drab Water Tyrant
Ochthornis littoralis
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Cinnamon Attila
Attila cinnamomeus
Short-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus ferox
Dusky-capped Flycatcher
Myiarchus tuberculifer
📅 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-crowned Tyrannulet in Yasuní National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 765 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet in Yasuní National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.