Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusElaenia (Typical Elaenias)
- SpeciesElaenia chiriquensis (Lesser Elaenia)
Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park
Plain-crested Elaenia
Elaenia cristata
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Small-headed Elaenia
Elaenia sordida
Large Elaenia
Elaenia spectabilis
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Olivaceous Elaenia
Elaenia mesoleuca
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Yellow-breasted Flycatcher
Tolmomyias flaviventris
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Elaenia in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Lesser Elaenia sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Elaenia in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Elaenia in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.