Hylophilus | |
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Ashy-headed greenlet (Hylophilus pectoralis) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Vireonidae |
Genus: | Hylophilus Temminck, 1822[1] |
Type species | |
Hylophilus thoracicus[2] Temminck, 1822
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Hylophilus is a genus of bird in the family Vireonidae.
Established by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1822, it contains the following species as of 2014[update]:[3]
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Grey-eyed greenlet | Hylophilus amaurocephalus | Bolivia and Brazil. |
Rufous-crowned greenlet | Hylophilus poicilotis | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay | |
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Olivaceous greenlet | Hylophilus olivaceus | Ecuador and Peru. |
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Ashy-headed greenlet | Hylophilus pectoralis | Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
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Brown-headed greenlet | Hylophilus brunneiceps | Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. |
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Lemon-chested greenlet | Hylophilus thoracicus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
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Scrub greenlet | Hylophilus flavipes | Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Tobago. |
Grey-chested greenlet | Hylophilus semicinereus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela. |
The name Hylophilus is composed of the Greek words for "forest" or "woodland" (hulē) and "-loving" (philos, from phileō, meaning "to love").[4]