Tawny-crowned Greenlet

Tawny-crowned Greenlet

Hylophilus ochraceiceps

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Brownsberg Nature Park
40 Verified sightings at Brownsberg Nature Park From 2019 to 2026
4,736 Verified sightings across all 40 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park

Buff-cheeked Greenlet

Buff-cheeked Greenlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylophilus muscicapinus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Ashy-headed Greenlet
LC

Ashy-headed Greenlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylophilus pectoralis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Lemon-chested Greenlet
LC

Lemon-chested Greenlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylophilus thoracicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Red-eyed Vireo
LC

Red-eyed Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
LC

Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireolanius leucotis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Purple Honeycreeper
LC

Purple Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes caeruleus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Guianan Warbling-Antbird
LC

Guianan Warbling-Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hypocnemis cantator

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
White-fronted Manakin
LC

White-fronted Manakin

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Lepidothrix serena

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Mouse-colored Antshrike
LC

Mouse-colored Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus murinus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Green Oropendola
LC

Green Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius viridis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Screaming Piha
LC

Screaming Piha

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lipaugus vociferans

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~20%
2 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
3 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~20%
5 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
6 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
7 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
8 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
10 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
12 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
13 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
14 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
17 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
18 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
19 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
21 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
22 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
25 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
26 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
27 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
28 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
30 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
31 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
34 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
37 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
39 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
40 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Brownsberg Nature Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-crowned Greenlet sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Brownsberg Nature Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.

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