Mottle-backed Elaenia
Elaenia gigas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusElaenia (Typical Elaenias)
- SpeciesElaenia gigas (Mottle-backed Elaenia)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
Large Elaenia
Elaenia spectabilis
Sierran Elaenia
Elaenia pallatangae
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Peruvian Tyrannulet
Zimmerius viridiflavus
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
📅 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 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mottle-backed Elaenia in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Mottle-backed Elaenia sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mottle-backed Elaenia in Cordillera Azul National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Mottle-backed Elaenia in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.