Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusHylophilus (Scrub Greenlets)
- SpeciesHylophilus decurtatus (Lesser Greenlet)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Scrub Greenlet
Hylophilus flavipes
Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Hylophilus ochraceiceps
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Green Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius pulchellus
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Riverside Wren
Cantorchilus semibadius
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Greenlet in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Lesser Greenlet sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 325 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Greenlet in Piedras Blancas National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Greenlet in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.