| Hylophilus | |
|---|---|
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| Ashy-headed greenlet (Hylophilus pectoralis) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Vireonidae |
| Genus: | Hylophilus Temminck, 1822[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hylophilus thoracicus[2] Temminck, 1822 | |
Hylophilus is a genus ofbird in the familyVireonidae.
Established byCoenraad Jacob Temminck in 1822, it contains the following species as of 2014[update]:[3]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Grey-eyed greenlet | Hylophilus amaurocephalus | Bolivia and Brazil. |
 | Rufous-crowned greenlet | Hylophilus poicilotis | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay |
.jpg) | Olivaceous greenlet | Hylophilus olivaceus | Ecuador and Peru. |
 | Ashy-headed greenlet | Hylophilus pectoralis | Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
 | Brown-headed greenlet | Hylophilus brunneiceps | Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. |
 | Lemon-chested greenlet | Hylophilus thoracicus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. |
 | Scrub greenlet | Hylophilus flavipes | Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Tobago. |
 | Grey-chested greenlet | Hylophilus semicinereus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela. |
The nameHylophilus is composed of theGreek words for "forest" or "woodland" (hulē) and "-loving" (philos, fromphileō, meaning "to love").[4]
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