Biology:Hylophilus

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Hylophilus
Ashy headed greenlet.jpg
Ashy-headed greenlet (Hylophilus pectoralis)
Scientific classification e
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.

Species

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

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Grey-eyed Greenlet - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil S4E1215 (22586273277).jpg Grey-eyed greenlet Hylophilus amaurocephalus Bolivia and Brazil.
Hylophilus poicilotis-Rufous-crowned Greenlet.JPG Rufous-crowned greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay
Olivaceous Greenlet - South Ecuador S4E2555 (23015707721).jpg Olivaceous greenlet Hylophilus olivaceus Ecuador and Peru.
Hylophilus pectoralis - Ashy-headed greenlet; Olimpia, São Paulo, Brazil.jpg Ashy-headed greenlet Hylophilus pectoralis Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Hylophilus brunneiceps - Brown-headed Greenlet, Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil 02.jpg Brown-headed greenlet Hylophilus brunneiceps Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.
Hylophilus thoracicus - Lemmon-chested greenlet.jpg Lemon-chested greenlet Hylophilus thoracicus Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Scrub Greenlet.jpg Scrub greenlet Hylophilus flavipes Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Tobago.
Hylophilus semicinereus - Grey-chested Greenlet.JPG 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

  1. Temminck, C. J. (1822), "Planche 173", Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, 3, Paris: F. G. Levrault, https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36704950 
  2. American Ornithologists' Union (1895). "Hypothetical List". Check-List of North American Birds (2nd and rev. ed.). New York: American Ornithologists' Union. p. 331. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38598452. 
  3. "ITIS Report: Hylophilus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=557765. 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. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1056828 entry