Hylophilus is a genus of bird in the family Vireonidae.

Hylophilus
Ashy-headed greenlet (Hylophilus pectoralis)
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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

Species

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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 Hylophilus amaurocephalus Bolivia and Brazil.
  Rufous-crowned greenlet Hylophilus poicilotis Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay
  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.

The name Hylophilus is composed of the Greek words for "forest" or "woodland" (hulē) and "-loving" (philos, from phileō, meaning "to love").[4]

References

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  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.
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