Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822)

Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura

Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Elaenia flavogaster, is a passerine of the tyrant flycatcher family that breeds across Middle America and much of South America. It is widespread from Mexico through Central America and across most mainland South American countries, and also occurs on Trinidad and Tobago and several Lesser Antillean islands. It is a small bird with a bushy crest and a small head, and the sexes look alike. Adults show a brownish olive crown with a partly hidden pale stripe in the crest, plus yellow to whitish underparts.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Breeding range: Middle America, South America: widespread