Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Hylophilus (2 species, 8 worldwide)

Genus Hylophilus, Greenlets, are in the Vireo family, but are generally a bit smaller and greener. Greenlets are usually high in the canopy and often with mixed flocks.


Olivaceous Greenlet (Hylophilus olivaceus) Reserva Maycu, Ecuador
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.


Lemon-chested Greenlet (Hylophilus thoracicus thoracicus) Nova Friburgo, Brazil
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba