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Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet

Tyrannulus elatus (Latham, 1790)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishYellow-crowned Tyrannulet
DutchGeelkruinvliegenpikker
SpanishMosquerito coronado
Chinese黄顶小霸鹟
Scientific nameTyrannulus elatus (Latham, 1790)

About this species

The yellow-crowned tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrannidae
GenusTyrannulus

In Suriname

813Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1846First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Para253
  • Sipaliwini206
  • Brokopondo203
  • Commewijne70
  • Paramaribo33
  • Wanica6
  • Nickerie2
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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