White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusElaenia (Typical Elaenias)
- SpeciesElaenia albiceps (White-crested Elaenia)
Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca fumicolor
White-throated Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus leucophrys
Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola alpinus
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant
Agriornis montanus
Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus
White-banded Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus stictopterus
Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant
Cnemarchus erythropygius
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Crowned Chat Tyrant
Ochthoeca frontalis
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant
Myiotheretes striaticollis
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
📅 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 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 12 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 15 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 16 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 17 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 18 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 19 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 20 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 21 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-crested Elaenia in Cajas National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a White-crested Elaenia sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-crested Elaenia in Cajas National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for White-crested Elaenia in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.