Hylophilus

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Hylophilus
Ashy headed greenlet.jpg
Ashy-headed greenlet (Hylophilus pectoralis)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vireonidae
Genus: Hylophilus
Temminck, 1822 [1]
Type species
Hylophilus thoracicus [2]
Temminck, 1822

Hylophilus is a genus of bird in the family Vireonidae.

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Species

Established by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1822, it contains the following species as of 2014: [3]

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Grey-eyed Greenlet - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil S4E1215 (22586273277).jpg Grey-eyed greenlet Hylophilus amaurocephalusBolivia and Brazil.
Hylophilus poicilotis-Rufous-crowned Greenlet.JPG Rufous-crowned greenlet Hylophilus poicilotisArgentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay
Olivaceous Greenlet - South Ecuador S4E2555 (23015707721).jpg Olivaceous greenlet Hylophilus olivaceusEcuador and Peru.
Hylophilus pectoralis - Ashy-headed greenlet; Olimpia, Sao Paulo, Brazil.jpg Ashy-headed greenlet Hylophilus pectoralisBolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Hylophilus brunneiceps - Brown-headed Greenlet, Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil 02.jpg Brown-headed greenlet Hylophilus brunneicepsBrazil, Colombia and Venezuela.
Hylophilus thoracicus - Lemmon-chested greenlet.jpg Lemon-chested greenlet Hylophilus thoracicusBolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Scrub Greenlet.jpg Scrub greenlet Hylophilus flavipesCosta Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Tobago.
Hylophilus semicinereus - Grey-chested Greenlet.JPG Grey-chested greenlet Hylophilus semicinereusBolivia, 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]

References

  1. Temminck, C. J. (1822). "Planche 173". Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux. Vol. 3. Paris: F. G. Levrault.
  2. American Ornithologists' Union (1895). "Hypothetical List". Check-List of North American Birds (2nd and rev. ed.). New York: American Ornithologists' Union. p. 331.
  3. "ITIS Report: Hylophilus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p.  197. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.