Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusElaenia (Typical Elaenias)
- SpeciesElaenia chiriquensis (Lesser Elaenia)
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Plain-crested Elaenia
Elaenia cristata
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Large Elaenia
Elaenia spectabilis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Cliff Flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
📅 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 dos Guimarães National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Lesser Elaenia sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Elaenia in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Elaenia in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.