Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Hylophilus ochraceiceps
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusHylophilus (Scrub Greenlets)
- SpeciesHylophilus ochraceiceps (Tawny-crowned Greenlet)
About the Tawny-crowned Greenlet
The ochre-crowned greenlet (Tunchiornis ochraceiceps) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, and in Colombia and Ecuador. This species was formerly known as the tawny-crowned greenlet and was considered to be conspecific with the Para greenlet, Guianan greenlet and rufous-fronted greenlet.
The ochre-crowned greenlet was formally described in 1860 as Hylophilus ochraceiceps by the English zoologist Philip Sclater. The specimen had been collected in the state of Oaxaca of southwestern Mexico by the French ornithologist Adolphe Boucard. The specific epithet combines the Modern Latin ochraceus meaning "ochraceous" with -ceps meaning "-capped". The species is now placed in the genus Tunchiornis that was introduced in 2014.
The IOC and AviList recognize these five subspecies: T. o. ochraceiceps (Sclater, PL, 1860) – Gulf lowlands of southern Mexico to Guatemala T. o. pallidipectus (Ridgway, R, 1903) – southern Guatemala and Honduras to northwestern Panama
T. o. pacificus (Parkes, KC, 1991) – southeastern Costa Rica and western Panama... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Anavilhanas National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Anavilhanas National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-crowned Greenlet sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Anavilhanas National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Anavilhanas National Park in our monthly data.