Scrub Greenlet
Hylophilus flavipes
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusHylophilus (Scrub Greenlets)
- SpeciesHylophilus flavipes (Scrub Greenlet)
About the Scrub Greenlet
The scrub greenlet (Hylophilus flavipes) is a small passerine bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Tobago, and Venezuela. The scrub greenlet's taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, the Clements taxonomy, AviList, and the independent South American Classification Committee assign it these seven subspecies:
H. f. viridiflavus Lawrence, 1861 H. f. xuthus Wetmore, 1957 H. f. flavipes Lafresnaye, 1845 H. f. melleus Wetmore, 1941 H. f. galbanus Wetmore & Phelps, WH Jr, 1956 H. f. acuticaudus Lawrence, 1865 H. f. insularis Sclater, PL, 1861
However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) treats H. f. viridiflavus and H. f. xuthus as the "yellow-green greenlet" and H. f. insularis as the "Tobago greenlet". It retains the English name "scrub greenlet" for H. flavipes and the other three subspecies. Clements does recognize these taxa as distinctive within the full species, calling them the "scrub greenlet (yellow-green)", "scrub greenlet (Tobago)" and "scrub greenlet (scrub)". The North American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Scrub Greenlet in Soberanía 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 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 17 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 19 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 20 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 21 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scrub Greenlet in Soberanía National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scrub Greenlet sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 1,059 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Scrub Greenlet in Soberanía National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Scrub Greenlet in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.