Ashy-headed greenlet

The ashy-headed greenlet (Hylophilus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

Ashy-headed greenlet
Adult in Wanica (Suriname) collecting nest building material

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vireonidae
Genus: Hylophilus
Species:
H. pectoralis
Binomial name
Hylophilus pectoralis

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Hylophilus pectoralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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