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 Podocarpus National Park
Sierran Elaenia
Elaenia pallatangae
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Highland Elaenia
Elaenia obscura
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Lesser Elaenia
Elaenia chiriquensis
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
| # | 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 Podocarpus National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Mottle-backed Elaenia sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mottle-backed Elaenia in Podocarpus National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Mottle-backed Elaenia in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.