Highland Elaenia
Elaenia obscura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusElaenia (Typical Elaenias)
- SpeciesElaenia obscura (Highland Elaenia)
Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Sierran Elaenia
Elaenia pallatangae
Greater Wagtail-Tyrant
Stigmatura budytoides
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer
Crowned Slaty Flycatcher
Empidonomus aurantioatrocristatus
White-winged Black-Tyrant
Knipolegus aterrimus
White-crested Tyrannulet
Serpophaga subcristata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Highland Elaenia in Amboró National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Highland Elaenia sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Highland Elaenia in Amboró National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Highland Elaenia in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.