Hylophilus
Hylophilus | |
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Ashy-headed greenlet (Hylophilus pectoralis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Vireonidae |
Genus: | Hylophilus Temminck, 1822[1] |
Type species | |
Hylophilus thoracicus[2] Temminck, 1822
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Hylophilus is a genus of bird in the family Vireonidae. Established by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1822, it contains the following species as of 2014:[3]
- Grey-eyed greenlet (Hylophilus amaurocephalus)
- Rufous-crowned greenlet (Hylophilus poicilotis)
- Olivaceous greenlet (Hylophilus olivaceus)
- Ashy-headed greenlet (Hylophilus pectoralis)
- Brown-headed greenlet (Hylophilus brunneiceps)
- Lemon-chested greenlet (Hylophilus thoracicus)
- Scrub greenlet (Hylophilus flavipes)
- Grey-chested greenlet (Hylophilus semicinereus)
The name Hylophilus is composed of the Greek words for "forest" or "woodland" (hulē) and "-loving" (philos, from phileō, meaning "to love").[4]
References[]
- ^ Temminck, C. J. (1822). "Planche 173". Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux. 3. Paris: F. G. Levrault.
- ^ American Ornithologists' Union (1895). "Hypothetical List". Check-List of North American Birds (2nd and rev. ed.). New York: American Ornithologists' Union. p. 331.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Hylophilus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Names. London, UK: Christopher Helm. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
External links[]
- Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company. .
Categories:
- Hylophilus
- Bird genera
- Taxa named by Coenraad Jacob Temminck
- Passeri stubs