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Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Central America & Caribbean.
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The Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) is a member of the Tyrannidae family found in Central America & Caribbean and South America. Adults weigh 24.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Genus Elaenia
- Species flavogaster
Quick facts
- Weight
- 24.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Tyrannidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Near Threatened
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-bellied Elaenia is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-bellied Elaenia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) is a member of the Tyrannidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America. Its distribution covers MA, SA widespread.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 24.8 g, with a wing length of about 7.7 cm and a tail of around 7.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 10.3 million km² — a very large global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-bellied Elaenia?
The Yellow-bellied Elaenia is a small bird that weighs around 24.8 g.
Where does the Yellow-bellied Elaenia live?
The Yellow-bellied Elaenia is found across Central America & Caribbean and South America with a range covering MA, SA widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-bellied Elaenia belong to?
The Yellow-bellied Elaenia (Elaenia flavogaster) belongs to the Tyrannidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-bellied Elaenia eat?
The Yellow-bellied Elaenia is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-bellied Elaenia migrate?
The Yellow-bellied Elaenia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-bellied Elaenia endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-bellied Elaenia make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-bellied Elaenia — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-bellied Elaenia's range?
The Yellow-bellied Elaenia has a mapped global range of about 10.3 million km².
Conservation
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