Lemon-chested Greenlet
Hylophilus thoracicusTemminck, CJ, 1822
English (US) Lemon-chested Greenlet
The Lemon-chested Greenlet (Hylophilus thoracicus) 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 thoracicus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Lemon-chested Greenlet
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1822
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Hylophilus thoracicus aemulus
- Hylophilus thoracicus griseiventris
- Hylophilus thoracicus thoracicus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1822
- Type locality
- Brazil ; type from Rio de Janeiro, fide Hellmayr, 1935, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 8, p. 160.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.29, vol.3 pl.173 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos
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Olivaceous Greenlet
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Grey-chested Greenlet
Hylophilus semicinereus
Brown-headed Greenlet
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Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius melitophrys
Green Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius pulchellus
Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius eximius
Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo
Vireolanius leucotis
Ochre-crowned Greenlet
Tunchiornis ochraceiceps
Rufous-fronted Greenlet
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