Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMyiopagis (Myiopagis Elaenias)
- SpeciesMyiopagis gaimardii (Forest Elaenia)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Yellow-crowned Elaenia
Myiopagis flavivertex
Gray Elaenia (Gray-headed)
Myiopagis caniceps
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Common Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum cinereum
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Short-crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus ferox
Ochre-bellied Flycatcher
Mionectes oleagineus
📅 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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Forest Elaenia sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 188 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Forest Elaenia in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Forest Elaenia in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.