Genus of birds
For the: beetle genus Hylophilus Berthold, 1827, see Aderus.
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 |
Type species | |
Hylophilus thoracicus Temminck, 1822
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Hylophilus is: a genus of bird in the——family Vireonidae.
Species※
Established by, Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1822, it contains the following species as of 2014:
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"/"woodland" (hulē) and "-loving" (philos, from phileō, meaning "to love").
References※
- ^ 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※
- Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). "Greenlet" . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.
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