Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Tikal National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Tikal National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

Elaenia flavogaster

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyTyrannidae (Tyrant Flycatchers)
GenusElaenia (Typical Elaenias)
SpeciesElaenia flavogaster (Yellow-bellied Elaenia)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Tikal National Park

14 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

18,153 Verified sightings across all 78 parks From 2019 to 2026

December Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Yellow-bellied Elaenia

The yellow-bellied elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) is a small bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country, in every mainland South American country except Chile, on Trinidad and Tobago, and on several islands in the Lesser Antilles.

The yellow-bellied elaenia was formally described in 1822 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg under the binomial name Pipra flavogaster. The type locality is Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The yellow-bellied elaenia is now one of 22 species placed in the genus Elaenia that was introduced in 1836 by Carl Jakob Sundevall. The specific epithet flavogaster combines the Latin flavus meaning "yellow" or "golden-yellow" with gaster meaning "belly".

Four subspecies are recognised: E. f. subpagana Sclater, PL, 1860 E. f. pallididorsalis Aldrich, 1937 E. f. flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822) E. f. semipagana Sclater, PL, 1862 In the mid twentieth century at least one author treated the yellow-bellied elaenia and the large elaenia (E. spectabilis) as conspecific.

The yellow-bellied elaenia is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Myiarchus tuberculifer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Tolmomyias sulphurescens

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Rhynchocyclus brevirostris

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myiarchus tyrannulus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Attila spadiceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Myiarchus crinitus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Oncostoma cinereigulare

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Onychorhynchus coronatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Platyrinchus cancrominus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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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	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~50%
2	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~40%
3	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
4	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
6	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
7	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
8	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~30%
9	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
10	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
11	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
12	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
13	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
14	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
15	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
16	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
17	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
18	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
20	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
21	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
22	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
23	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
25	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
26	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
27	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
28	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
29	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
30	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
31	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
32	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
33	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
34	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
35	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
36	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
37	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
38	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
39	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
40	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
41	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
42	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
43	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
44	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
45	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
46	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
47	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
48	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
49	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
50	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
52	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
56	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
58	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
60	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
62	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
63	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
64	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
65	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
66	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
67	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
68	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
69	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
70	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
71	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
72	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
73	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
74	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
75	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
76	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
77	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
78	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Tikal National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Elaenia sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Tikal National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Elaenia in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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Yellow-bellied Elaenia

About the Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

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Yellow-olive Flycatcher

Eye-ringed Flatbill

Brown-crested Flycatcher

Bright-rumped Attila

Great Crested Flycatcher

Northern Bentbill

Tropical Kingbird

Royal Flycatcher

Great Kiskadee

Stub-tailed Spadebill

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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