The Greenish Elaenia has a concealed yellow crown patch. In Bolivia it occurs in woodland and wooded savanna, with lowland records varying by season.
It has a short bill and plain-looking wings. A yellow crown patch is usually concealed and shows when the crown feathers separate.
In Bolivia it occurs in dry to semi-humid woodland, cerrado, and wooded savanna. It is usually alone or in loose small groups while foraging at different levels; austral winter records also come from Amazonian lowlands.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.