Buff-cheeked Greenlet
Hylophilus muscicapinus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusHylophilus (Scrub Greenlets)
- SpeciesHylophilus muscicapinus (Buff-cheeked Greenlet)
About the Buff-cheeked Greenlet
The buff-cheeked greenlet (Pachysylvia muscicapina) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The buff-cheeked greenlet was originally described in 1873 as Hylophilus muscicapinus. The buff-cheeked greenlet has two subspecies, the nominate P. m. muscicapina (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1873) and P. m. griseifrons (Snethlage, E, 1907).
The buff-cheeked greenlet is 11.5 to 12 cm (4.5 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 9.5 to 13.5 g (0.34 to 0.48 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a gray-brown forehead and a blue-gray crown and nape. They have a buffy supercilium and blackish gray mottled ear coverts on an otherwise buffy-brown face. Their upperparts are greenish that is lighter on the rump. Their wings' primaries and secondaries are dark blackish gray with wide greenish edges on the outer webs. Their tail is dull greenish. Their chin and throat are off-white, their breast grayish buff, their belly grayish white, and their flanks yellowish. Subspecies P. m. griseifrons has a pure gray... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Buff-cheeked Greenlet in Canaima National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Buff-cheeked Greenlet in Canaima National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-cheeked Greenlet sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Buff-cheeked Greenlet in Canaima National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Buff-cheeked Greenlet in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.