Yellow-bellied Elaenia

The Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Elaenia flavogaster, is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula through Central and South America as far as northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago.

The Yellow-bellied Elaenia is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Elaenia flavogaster, is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It breeds from southern Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula through Central and South America as far as northern Argentina, and on Trinidad and Tobago. Adults are 16.5 cm long and weigh 24g. They have olive-brown upperparts, a white eye ring, a bushy divided crest and a white crown patch in the parting. The throat is pale and the breast greyish, with pale yellow lower underparts. More

The Yellow-bellied Elaenia feeds berries and on insects, sometimes caught in flight. - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. If you would like to correct or update any of the information, please send us an e-mail. More

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Yellow-bellied Elaenia Show machine tags (0) Hide machine tags (0) Additional Information AttributionShare Alike Some rights reserved Anyone can see this photo * Taken in St. George's, Saint George (map) * Taken with a Sony DSLR-A350. More

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over there but the yellow-bellied elaenia is an exception. Standing on the balcony of my hotelroom I could observe this interesting bird. It had build her nest in a tree on the beach and was feeding her two youngsters. It's funny to see how one of the young birds is trying to look outside. The yellow bellied elaenia also known as "Jay" or "Cutterhead" is found in light woodland, suburban gardens and on the edges of forest. More

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Noisy, social and conspicuous, the Yellow-bellied Elaenia is the most commonly encountered of this confusing genus. He forages clumsily in open areas with scattered trees, crashing through the branches as he chases an insect or screeching with annoyance at the approach of a competitor intent on stealing his thunder. His crest demonstrates his angst, raised when he is agitated, excited and curious. More

The Yellow-bellied Elaenia is a noisy and conspicuous bird which feeds on berries and insects. The latter are usually caught from mid-air after the bird sallies from a perch, and sometimes picked up from plants. It makes a cup nest and lays two cream eggs with reddish blotches at the larger end. The female incubates for 16 days, with about the same period to fledging. To listen his song go to: xeno-canto.org/browse.php?query=sp:2326. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Yellow-bellied Elaenia is classed as Ungraded: species that are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Yellow-bellied Elaenia (1) Prickly Bay, Grenada Prickly Bay, Grenada23/04/2009 Prickly Bay, Grenada 23/04/2009 View all pictures of Yellow-bellied Elaenia View all pictures of Yellow-bellied Elaenia show section External Links (0) We currently have no external links for this species. More

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the Yellow-bellied Elaenia above, which often occurs together with Plain-crested. (D3) Plain-crested Elaenia - Elaenia cristata Plain-crested Elaenia Elaenia cristata cristata Gran Sabana, Bol More