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 Tortuguero National Park
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Green Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius pulchellus
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
📅 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 Tortuguero National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Lesser Greenlet sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 1144 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Greenlet in Tortuguero National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Greenlet in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.