Hylophilus
| Hylophilus | |
|---|---|
| Ashy-headed greenlet (Hylophilus pectoralis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vireonidae |
| Genus: | Hylophilus Temminck, 1822 |
| Type species | |
| Hylophilus poicilotis Temminck, 1822
| |
Hylophilus is a genus of birds in the vireo family Vireonidae that are found in South America.
Taxonomy
The genus Hylophilus was introduced in 1822 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck who included two species in the genus but did not specify the type.[1] In 1840 the English zoologist George Gray designated the type as Hylophilus poicilotis Temminck, the rufous-crowned greenlet.[2][3][4] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ὑλη/hulē meaning "woodland" or "forest" with φιλος/philos meaning "loving".[5]
The genus contains eight species:[6]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grey-eyed greenlet | Hylophilus amaurocephalus | Bolivia and Brazil. | |
| Rufous-crowned greenlet | Hylophilus poicilotis | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay | |
| Olivaceous greenlet | Hylophilus olivaceus | Ecuador and Peru. | |
| Ashy-headed greenlet | Hylophilus pectoralis | Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. | |
| Brown-headed greenlet | Hylophilus brunneiceps | Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. | |
| Lemon-chested greenlet | Hylophilus thoracicus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. | |
| Scrub greenlet | Hylophilus flavipes | Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Tobago. | |
| Grey-chested greenlet | Hylophilus semicinereus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela. | |
| Beni greenlet | Hylophilus moxensis | Bolivia |
References
- ^ Temminck, Coenraad Jacob (1824). Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon (in French). Vol. 3. Paris: F.G. Levrault. Plate 173 and text (livraison 29). The 5 volumes were originally issued in 102 livraison (parts), 1820-1839. For the dates see: Dickinson, E.C. (2001). "Systematic notes on Asian birds. 9. The Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées of Temminck & Laugier (1820–1839)". Zoologische verhandelingen Leiden. 335: 7–53.
- ^ Gray, George Robert (1840). A List of the Genera of Birds : with an Indication of the Typical Species of Each Genus. London: R. and J.E. Taylor. p. 23.
- ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1968). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 14. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 129.
- ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World (PDF). Vol. 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Hylophilus". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ^ AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
External links
- Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.
- Media related to Hylophilus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Hylophilus at Wikispecies