Elaenia flavogaster
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The yellow-bellied elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) is a small bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, in every mainland South American country except Chile, on Trinidad and Tobago, and on several islands in the Lesser Antilles.
The yellow-bellied elaenia was formally described in 1822 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg under the binomial name Pipra flavogaster. The type locality is Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The yellow-bellied elaenia is now one of 22 species placed in the genus Elaenia that was introduced in 1836 by Carl Jakob Sundevall. The specific epithet flavogaster combines the Latin flavus meaning "yellow" or "golden-yellow" with gaster meaning "belly".
Four subspecies are recognised: In the mid twentieth century at least one author treated the yellow-bellied elaenia and the large elaenia (E. spectabilis) as conspecific. The yellow-bellied elaenia is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Natal on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 9th most-seen of the 50 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Natal on a given day, against about 30% in April, the lowest month. That is one of Natal's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 15 mm in November. January–February and June have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-bellied 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.
Yes
Of the 34 cities where we can rate Yellow-bellied Elaenia sightings, Natal has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Recife (Brazil, about 50%) and João Pessoa (Brazil, about 50%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-bellied Elaenia that you can see in Natal (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Tropical Kingbird (about 60%) and Social Flycatcher (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-bellied Elaenia is recorded against all the birds logged in Natal (46 verified sightings), 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.
