---
title: "Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet"
description: "Tyrannulus elatus — Uccelli. The yellow-crowned tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/yellow-crowned-tyrannulet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet

> Tyrannulus elatus — Uccelli. The yellow-crowned tyrannulet (Tyrannulus elatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.

- Scientific name: *Tyrannulus elatus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1187
- Wikidata: [Q537956](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q537956)
- iNaturalist taxon: [17266](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/17266)

## Names

- en: Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
- de: Gelbscheitelfliegenstecher
- es: Mosquerito coronado
- fr: Tyranneau roitelet
- pt: Maria-te-viu
- pl: Tyranik żółtogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

PA (229), BR (122), CO (122), EC (65), PE (41), GF (39), CR (27), BO (11), GY (7)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-crowned_tyrannulet

## Photo

![Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-crowned-tyrannulet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Nico · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202214455

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-crowned-tyrannulet?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).