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
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Grey-eyed greenlet | Hylophilus amaurocephalus | Bolivia and Brazil. |
 | Rufous-crowned greenlet | Hylophilus poicilotis | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay |
.jpg) | 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
[edit]- ↑ 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
[edit]- Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.
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