What are the chances of seeing a Greater Antillean Elaenia in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Antillean Elaenia sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 91 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Greater Antillean Elaenia in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
January, August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Antillean Elaenia in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July, September–October and December, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
What time of day is best to see a Greater Antillean Elaenia?
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greater Antillean Elaenia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Greater Antillean Elaenia?
Only Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, in our data
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Greater Antillean Elaenia sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Greater Antillean Elaenia live in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Greater Antillean Elaenia that you can see in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Loggerhead Kingbird (about 90%), Jamaican Pewee (about 70%) and Sad Flycatcher (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Greater Antillean Elaenia sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Greater Antillean Elaenia is recorded against all the birds logged in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (46 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
