Elaenia parvirostris
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The small-billed elaenia (Elaenia parvirostris) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile, plus Aruba and Trinidad.
The small-billed elaenia is monotypic. The small-billed elaenia is 13 to 15 cm (5.1 to 5.9 in) long. It is a small elaenia without a crest. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a bright olive-green crown with a partially visible white stripe in the middle. They have whitish lores and a thin but distinct white eyering. Their upperparts are bright olive-green. Their wings are dusky with whitish tips on the coverts that show as three wing bars. Their flight feathers have narrow whitish edges.The Small-billed elaenia features a short, stubby beak with a slightly curved upper mandible that is perfectly adapted for snatching insects and plucking small berries. Its bill is notably smaller and more delicate than those of other similar flycatchers, serving as a key identifying feature for birdwatchers in South America. Their tail is dusky. Their throat is gray, their breast a slightly darker gray with sometimes... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 13 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 15 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 16 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 9 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Small-billed Elaenia sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 20 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 465th most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Small-billed Elaenia in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Small-billed Elaenia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
16th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Small-billed Elaenia sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 16th at under 5%. The best odds are in El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 40%), El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 20%) and Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Small-billed Elaenia is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (20 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.
