Tawny-crowned Greenlet

Hylophilus ochraceiceps

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
GenusHylophilus (Scrub Greenlets)
SpeciesHylophilus ochraceiceps (Tawny-crowned Greenlet)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Cahuita National Park

1 Verified sightings at Cahuita National Park From 2019 to 2026

4,736 Verified sightings across all 40 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ 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 Cahuita National Park

Hylophilus decurtatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Vireo olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Vireo flavifrons

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireo philadelphicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireo flavoviridis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Thamnophilus atrinucha

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Euphonia gouldi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Myrmeciza exsul

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Psarocolius montezuma

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cantorchilus nigricapillus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Xiphorhynchus susurrans

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

See all 12 relatives Show fewer

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

← Back to Cahuita National Park

Tawny-crowned Greenlet

About the Tawny-crowned Greenlet

Recent sightings of Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Cahuita National Park

Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park

Lesser Greenlet

Red-eyed Vireo

Yellow-throated Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Yellow-green Vireo

Western Slaty-Antshrike

Great Kiskadee

Olive-backed Euphonia

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Montezuma Oropendola

Bay Wren

Cocoa Woodcreeper

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found