Tawny-crowned Greenlet

Tawny-crowned Greenlet

Hylophilus ochraceiceps

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
222 Verified sightings at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve From 2019 to 2026
4,736 Verified sightings across all 40 parks From 2019 to 2026
January 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve

Lesser Greenlet
LC

Lesser Greenlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylophilus decurtatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
White-eyed Vireo
LC

White-eyed Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo griseus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
LC

Rufous-browed Peppershrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Yellow-green Vireo
LC

Yellow-green Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo flavoviridis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Yucatán Vireo
LC

Yucatán Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo magister

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Yellow-throated Vireo
LC

Yellow-throated Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo flavifrons

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Mangrove Vireo
LC

Mangrove Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo pallens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Red-eyed Vireo
LC

Red-eyed Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo olivaceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Philadelphia Vireo
LC

Philadelphia Vireo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Vireo philadelphicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Great-tailed Grackle
LC

Great-tailed Grackle

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely
Tropical Mockingbird
LC

Tropical Mockingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mimus gilvus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-crowned Greenlet sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 222 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

← Back to Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve