Myiopagis caniceps
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The grey-headed elaenia or Atlantic grey elaenia (Myiopagis caniceps) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. What is now the grey-headed elaenia was originally called the "straw-crested flycatcher" (Tyrannula caniceps). It was later moved into genus Myiopagis and called the grey elaenia. Soon thereafter Myiopagis was merged into genus Elaenia and other taxa were moved from species status to become subspecies of it. The move into Elaenia was reversed in the mid-twentieth century, and Myiopagis was confirmed by genetic analysis to be the grey elaenia's proper genus.
The grey-headed elaenia's further taxonomy is unsettled. These systems named the three species the grey(gray)-headed... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Elaenia (Gray-headed) sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 122 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 185th most-seen of the 346 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Elaenia (Gray-headed) in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray Elaenia (Gray-headed) sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Gray Elaenia (Gray-headed) sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 20%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray Elaenia (Gray-headed) is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguaçu National Park (122 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.
