Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusElaenia (Typical Elaenias)
- SpeciesElaenia frantzii (Mountain Elaenia)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Mistletoe Tyrannulet
Zimmerius vilissimus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
📅 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 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 15 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 16 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 17 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 19 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 21 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Elaenia in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Mountain Elaenia sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 293 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Elaenia in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Elaenia in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.