Genus

Typical Elaenias

Elaenia

20 species in our catalog · found in 94 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Elaenia albiceps

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Elaenia frantzii

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Elaenia cristata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Elaenia flavogaster

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Elaenia martinica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Elaenia parvirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Elaenia olivina

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Elaenia chiriquensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Elaenia spectabilis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Elaenia sordida

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Elaenia pallatangae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Elaenia dayi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaenia cherriei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Elaenia mesoleuca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaenia obscura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Elaenia gigas

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Elaenia fallax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Elaenia ruficeps

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Elaenia strepera

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Elaenia pelzelni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Elaenias

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~70%
	White-crested Elaenia			~70%
2	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	7	~70%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~40%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			~30%
	Small-headed Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			Insufficient data
3	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	7	~70%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Small-headed Elaenia			~20%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			Insufficient data
4	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~70%
	Mountain Elaenia			~70%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
5	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5	~60%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			~30%
	Lesser Elaenia			~20%
	Small-billed Elaenia			Insufficient data
	Large Elaenia			Insufficient data
6	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~60%
	White-crested Elaenia			~60%
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~60%
	Caribbean Elaenia			~40%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
8	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	7	~60%
	Tepui Elaenia			~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	🐦 Great Elaenia			~10%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
	Rufous-crowned Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			Insufficient data
9	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Mountain Elaenia			~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
10	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Mountain Elaenia			~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
11	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~50%
	Caribbean Elaenia			Insufficient data
12	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	6	~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			~20%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~10%
	White-crested Elaenia			~10%
	Large Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
13	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~50%
	White-crested Elaenia			~50%
14	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~50%
	White-crested Elaenia			~50%
15	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~40%
	Lesser Elaenia			~10%
16	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~50%
	Mountain Elaenia			~50%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
17	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~40%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
	Mountain Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			~10%
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~40%
	Mountain Elaenia			~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
19	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	4	~40%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~30%
	Large Elaenia			Insufficient data
	White-crested Elaenia			Insufficient data
	Olivaceous Elaenia			Insufficient data
20	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Mountain Elaenia			~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
21	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5	~30%
	Sierran Elaenia			~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			Insufficient data
22	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Mountain Elaenia			~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			Insufficient data
23	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	3	~30%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~20%
	Large Elaenia			~10%
	White-crested Elaenia			Insufficient data
24	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	4	~30%
	Large Elaenia			~20%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			Insufficient data
25	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
	Mountain Elaenia			Insufficient data
26	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~30%
27	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Highland Elaenia			<5%
	Mottle-backed Elaenia			<5%
	Sierran Elaenia			<5%
	Plain-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	Slaty Elaenia			Insufficient data
28	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
29	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	6	~20%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~10%
	Highland Elaenia			~10%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			Insufficient data
	Sierran Elaenia			Insufficient data
30	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
31	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	6	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Large Elaenia			~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Small-headed Elaenia			<5%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			Insufficient data
32	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
33	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	7	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
	Mottle-backed Elaenia			<5%
	Sierran Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
34	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Mountain Elaenia			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
35	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
36	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
37	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	4	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			Insufficient data
38	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
	Mountain Elaenia			Insufficient data
39	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5	~20%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			~10%
	Small-headed Elaenia			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			Insufficient data
	Plain-crested Elaenia			Insufficient data
40	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
41	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
42	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
43	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~20%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
44	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
45	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Large Elaenia			~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Small-headed Elaenia			<5%
	Olivaceous Elaenia			<5%
46	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	6	~20%
	Sierran Elaenia			~10%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Mottle-backed Elaenia			<5%
	Highland Elaenia			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
47	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Caribbean Elaenia			<5%
48	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
49	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			Insufficient data
50	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
51	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5	~10%
	Mottle-backed Elaenia			~10%
	Sierran Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
52	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			Insufficient data
	Small-billed Elaenia			Insufficient data
53	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~10%
	Small-billed Elaenia			~10%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	Brownish Elaenia			Insufficient data
54	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			Insufficient data
55	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2	~10%
	Hispaniolan Elaenia			Insufficient data
	Greater Antillean Elaenia			Insufficient data
56	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			Insufficient data
57	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
58	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
59	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
60	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
61	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~10%
	Mountain Elaenia			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			Insufficient data
62	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
63	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
64	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
65	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
66	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			~10%
67	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	~10%
	Greater Antillean Elaenia			~10%
68	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	6	~10%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Lesser Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			Insufficient data
	Plain-crested Elaenia			Insufficient data
69	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Mountain Elaenia			<5%
70	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Small-headed Elaenia			Insufficient data
71	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
72	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			Insufficient data
73	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Mountain Elaenia			Insufficient data
74	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	<5%
	Mottle-backed Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			Insufficient data
75	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5	<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
	Large Elaenia			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Mottle-backed Elaenia			Insufficient data
	White-crested Elaenia			Insufficient data
76	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Mottle-backed Elaenia			<5%
	Small-billed Elaenia			<5%
77	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
78	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
79	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
	Mountain Elaenia			Insufficient data
	Lesser Elaenia			Insufficient data
80	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			<5%
81	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
82	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
83	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	2	<5%
	Rufous-crowned Elaenia			Insufficient data
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			Insufficient data
84	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
85	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
86	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
87	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
88	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			Insufficient data
89	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
90	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			Insufficient data
91	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			<5%
92	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	White-crested Elaenia			Insufficient data
93	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			Insufficient data
94	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Elaenia			Insufficient data