Elaenia martinica
Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The Caribbean elaenia (Elaenia martinica) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in the West Indies, in parts of Central America, and on islands just off the northern South American coast.
In 1760, the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the Caribbean elaenia in his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected on the island of Martinique. He used the French name Le gobe-mouche hupé de la Martinique and the Latin Muscicapa Martinicana cristata. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. When in 1766 the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus updated his Systema Naturae for the twelfth edition, he added 240 species that had been previously described by Brisson including the Caribbean elaenia. Linnaeus included a brief description, coined the binomial name Muscicapa martinica and cited Brisson's work. This species is now placed in the genus Elaenia that was introduced by the Swedish zoologist Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1836.
The Caribbean elaenia has these... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Caribbean Elaenia sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park on a given day, based on 798 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 30th most-seen of the 205 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to July
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Caribbean Elaenia in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January, August and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Caribbean Elaenia sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Caribbean Elaenia sightings, Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Caribbean Elaenia is recorded against all the birds logged in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (798 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.
