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 Tambopata National Reserve
Small-billed Elaenia
Elaenia parvirostris
Large Elaenia
Elaenia spectabilis
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Bright-rumped Attila
Attila spadiceus
Drab Water Tyrant
Ochthornis littoralis
Grayish Mourner
Rhytipterna simplex
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Mottle-backed Elaenia at Tambopata National Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 |