Hylophilus is a genus of bird in the family Vireonidae.
| Hylophilus | |
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| Ashy-headed greenlet (Hylophilus pectoralis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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Species
editEstablished by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1822, it contains the following species as of 2014[update]:[3]
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Grey-eyed greenlet | Hylophilus amaurocephalus | Bolivia and Brazil. |
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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. |
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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]
References
edit- ^ Temminck, C. J. (1822). "Planche 173". Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux. Vol. 3. Paris: F. G. Levrault.
- ^ American Ornithologists' Union (1895). "Hypothetical List". Check-List of North American Birds (2nd and rev. ed.). New York: American Ornithologists' Union. p. 331.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Hylophilus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
External links
edit- Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.
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