Plain-crested Elaenia

Plain-crested Elaenia

Elaenia cristata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Madidi National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
4 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
5 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
7 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
8 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
9 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plain-crested Elaenia in Madidi National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Plain-crested Elaenia sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Plain-crested Elaenia in Madidi National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Plain-crested Elaenia in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.

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