Grey-chested Greenlet
Hylophilus semicinereusSclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1867
English (US) Gray-chested Greenlet
UK name: Grey-chested Greenlet
The Grey-chested Greenlet (Hylophilus semicinereus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Vireonidae (Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Hylophilus semicinereus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-chested Greenlet
- English (UK)
- Grey-chested Greenlet
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1867
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Hylophilus semicinereus viridiceps
- Hylophilus semicinereus semicinereus
- Hylophilus semicinereus juruanus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1867
- Type locality
- Para [= Belem] , State of Para, Brazil.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867, pt.2 p.570 pl.30 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Olivaceous Greenlet
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Ashy-headed Greenlet
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Scrub Greenlet
Hylophilus flavipes
Brown-headed Greenlet
Hylophilus brunneiceps
Lemon-chested Greenlet
Hylophilus thoracicus
Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius melitophrys
Green Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius pulchellus
Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo
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Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
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