Genus

Typical Elaenias

Elaenia

15 species in our catalog · found in 81 parks

Species in this group

Elaenia albiceps

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Elaenia flavogaster

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Elaenia frantzii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Elaenia cristata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Elaenia martinica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Elaenia parvirostris

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Elaenia chiriquensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Elaenia spectabilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Elaenia sordida

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Elaenia pallatangae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaenia mesoleuca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaenia fallax

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaenia pelzelni

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Elaenia gigas

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Elaenia obscura

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Elaenias

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 15	~70%
	White-crested Elaenia			~70%
2	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	6 of 15	~70%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Small-headed Elaenia			~20%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
3	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	6 of 15	~70%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~40%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			~30%
	Small-headed Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
4	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 15	~60%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			~20%
5	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 15	~60%
	White-crested Elaenia			~60%
6	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 15	~60%
	Caribbean Elaenia			~40%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
7	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 15	~60%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~60%
8	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 15	~50%
	Mountain Elaenia			~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
9	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 15	~50%
	Mountain Elaenia			~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
10	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 15	~50%
	Mountain Elaenia			~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
11	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	6 of 15	~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			~20%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~10%
	White-crested Elaenia			~10%
	Large Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
12	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 15	~50%
	White-crested Elaenia			~50%
13	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 15	~50%
	White-crested Elaenia			~50%
14	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 15	~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~40%
	Lesser Elaenia			~10%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 15	~40%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Mountain Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			~10%
16	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 15	~40%
	Mountain Elaenia			~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
17	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 15	~40%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~40%
18	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 15	~30%
	Mountain Elaenia			~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
20	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 15	~30%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~20%
	Large Elaenia			~10%
21	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3 of 15	~30%
	Large Elaenia			~20%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
22	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
23	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 15	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
24	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 15	~30%
	Mountain Elaenia			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
25	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	~20%
	Mountain Elaenia			~20%
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
27	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
28	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
29	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
30	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 15	~20%
	Mountain Elaenia			~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
31	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
32	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	5 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Large Elaenia			~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Small-headed Elaenia			<5%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			<5%
33	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
34	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
35	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
36	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
37	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
38	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 15	~20%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			~10%
	Small-headed Elaenia			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
39	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
40	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Small-headed Elaenia			<5%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			<5%
41	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
42	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
43	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5 of 15	~10%
	Sierran Elaenia			~10%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Mottle-backed Elaenia			<5%
	Highland Elaenia			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
44	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Caribbean Elaenia			<5%
45	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
46	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
47	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
48	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 15	~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
49	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 15	~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
50	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 15	~10%
	Brownish Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
51	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
52	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
53	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
54	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
55	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3 of 15	~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			<5%
56	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 15	~10%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
57	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	6 of 15	~10%
	Mottle-backed Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
58	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
59	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
60	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
61	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
62	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
63	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1 of 15	~10%
	Greater Antillean Elaenia			~10%
64	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 15	~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			~10%
65	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
66	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
67	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
68	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
69	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
70	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
71	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 15	<5%
	Mottle-backed Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
72	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
73	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 15	<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
74	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
75	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
76	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
77	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 15	<5%
	Mottle-backed Elaenia			<5%
78	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 15	<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
79	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
80	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
81	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Natal	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~60%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~60%
2	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 15	~60%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~50%
	Lesser Elaenia			~20%
3	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~50%
4	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	4 of 15	~40%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~40%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
5	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~40%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~40%
6	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 15	~40%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~40%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
7	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 15	~40%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
	Lesser Elaenia			~10%
8	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
9	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 15	~30%
	White-crested Elaenia			~30%
10	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 15	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
11	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
12	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
13	Quito	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4 of 15	~30%
	White-crested Elaenia			~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Sierran Elaenia			<5%
14	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
15	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 15	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~10%
	Small-headed Elaenia			<5%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			<5%
16	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	3 of 15	~30%
	Large Elaenia			~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
17	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 15	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
18	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
19	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 15	~20%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~20%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Small-headed Elaenia			<5%
20	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
21	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	4 of 15	~20%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~20%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
22	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 15	~20%
	Mountain Elaenia			~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
23	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	2 of 15	~20%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~20%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
24	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
25	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
26	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 15	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			<5%
27	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	3 of 15	~10%
	Large Elaenia			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
28	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	6 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			<5%
	Small-headed Elaenia			<5%
29	Barranquilla	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
30	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
31	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
32	Maracaibo	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
33	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 15	~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~10%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
34	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
35	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
36	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 15	~10%
	White-crested Elaenia			~10%
37	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 15	~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~10%
38	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
39	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 15	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
40	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 15	<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
41	Arequipa	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 15	<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
42	Cochabamba	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 15	<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
43	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 15	<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
44	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 15	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
45	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 15	<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%

Typical Elaenias

Species in this group

White-crested Elaenia

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Mountain Elaenia

Plain-crested Elaenia

Caribbean Elaenia

Small-billed Elaenia

Lesser Elaenia

Large Elaenia

Small-headed Elaenia

Sierran Elaenia

Olivaceous Elaenia

Greater Antillean Elaenia

Brownish Elaenia

Mottle-backed Elaenia

Highland Elaenia

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Elaenias

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked