Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMyiopagis (Myiopagis Elaenias)
- SpeciesMyiopagis gaimardii (Forest Elaenia)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Gray-capped Flycatcher
Myiozetetes granadensis
Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Short-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus ferox
Streak-necked Flycatcher
Mionectes striaticollis
Golden-crowned Flycatcher
Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 Forest Elaenia in Manu National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Forest Elaenia sighting in Manu National Park, based on 354 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Forest Elaenia in Manu National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Forest Elaenia in Manu National Park in our monthly data.