Gray-chested Greenlet

About the Gray-chested Greenlet

The grey-chested greenlet (Hylophilus semicinereus) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Colombia.

The grey-chested greenlet has three subspecies, the nominate H. s. semicinereus (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1867), H. s. viridiceps (Todd, 1929), and H. s. juruanus (Gyldenstolpe, 1941). The grey-chested greenlet is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long; one individual weighed 13 g (0.46 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a grayish green forehead and a grayer crown. Their lores and the sides of their face are buffy and their ear coverts gray-buff. Their upperparts are greenish. Their wings' primaries and secondaries are blackish gray with greenish edges and the tertials are blackish gray with yellow edges on the inner webs. Their tail is dull olive-green with brighter green edges on the feathers. Their chin is whitish gray, their throat dull gray, their breast gray with a greenish yellow-tinge that is brighter on the side, their upper belly dull buff-white, and their lower belly gray... Wikipedia →