Where to see
Elaenia flavogaster
Main Ridge Forest Reserve leads · 21 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Yellow-bellied Elaenia during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 9 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 13 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 19 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 20 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 21 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Main Ridge Forest Reserve
In Main Ridge Forest Reserve, Trinidad and Tobago, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting on a given day, the highest of the 21 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Coiba National Park and more
After Main Ridge Forest Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Yellow-bellied Elaenia are in Coiba National Park (Panama, about 40%), Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 30%). Outside Central America, the best options are Serra da Canastra National Park in South America (about 40%) and Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in North America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and July in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (about 70%), April in Coiba National Park (about 60%) and August in Serra da Canastra National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia on a given day. Each park's Yellow-bellied Elaenia page has the full month-by-month chart.
