Tyrannulus elatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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.
The yellow-crowned tyrannulet was originally described as Sylvia elata in 1790; it was reclassified in genus Tyrannulus in 1816. It is the only member of genus Tyrannulus and has no subspecies. The yellow-crowned tyrannulet is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 6.5 to 8 g (0.23 to 0.28 oz). Adult males have a slate-gray to dark brown or blackish crown with a bright yellow to orange-yellow stripe along its middle. Their nape and back are bright olive-green. They have a grayish supercilium, a thin dark line through the eye, and a pale gray lower face. Their wings are dusky with two white to yellowish white bars. Their tail is dusky olive. Their throat is pale gray and their underparts pale to medium yellow with an olive wash on the breast. Females are smaller than males and have a paler gray crown and mid-crown stripe and slightly paler upperparts. Both sexes have... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 909 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 49th most-seen of the 363 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August–October and December–February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet in Panama City on a given day, against about 10% in March–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet 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 3 cities where we can rate Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet sightings, Panama City has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cali (Colombia, about 10%) and Belém (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet that you can see in Panama City (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Tropical Kingbird (about 70%), Common Tody-Flycatcher (about 30%) and Great Kiskadee (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet is recorded against all the birds logged in Panama City (909 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.
