Myiopagis caniceps
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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 Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 192 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 183rd most-seen of the 343 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Elaenia (Gray-headed) in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June and August–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.
5th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Gray Elaenia (Gray-headed) sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 5th 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 Iguazú National Park (192 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.
