Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusElaenia (Typical Elaenias)
- SpeciesElaenia chiriquensis (Lesser Elaenia)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Sierran Elaenia
Elaenia pallatangae
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Mottle-backed Elaenia
Elaenia gigas
Highland Elaenia
Elaenia obscura
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Cinnamon Flycatcher
Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Slaty-capped Flycatcher
Leptopogon superciliaris
White-banded Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus stictopterus
Orange-banded Flycatcher
Myiophobus lintoni
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
📅 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 Podocarpus National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Lesser Elaenia sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Elaenia in Podocarpus National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Elaenia in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.