- Pachysylvia aurantiifrons
Hylophilus aurantiifrons
Identification
12 cm/4 ¾ inches, 10 g/1/3 ounce
- Nominate race has its top of the head a yellow-shaded brown.
- The forehead has more of an orange shaded yellow-brown.
- Along the back varying from a green-shade of brown to a yellow-shaded green toward the rear.
- Shades of greyish yellow to yellow along the chest and belly appearing brighter on the sides.
- Iris shades of brown to black
- Sexes similar
- Juvenile description not noted
Distribution
In Central America it's found in Panama.
In South America, it's found in Colombia, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Taxonomy
Placed in genus Pachysylvia by Clements.
This species, has in the past, been placed in genus Hylophilus.
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. a. aurantiifrons:
- P. a. helvina :
- Tropical north-western Venezuela (Zulia to northern Merida and southern Tachira)
- P. a. saturata:
Habitat
Found from sea level up to elevations of 700 meters / 2400 feet in its range. Sightings have been made in Venezuela up to approximately 1300 meters / 4300 feet at the edges of woodlands with high humidity and drier areas of scrub and regrown sections and garden-like areas.
Behaviour
Movement
Thought to be sedentary
Diet
Actively forages in small groups that frequently include other species They seem to favor low-lying structures where they will get insects and spiders of small size from the underside of leaves by hanging upside down.
Breeding
Nests in Trinidad are built by both male and females. It is a deep structure, built in the shape of a cup, using sticks and vegetable matter such as grasses and different leaves. It is attached to a fork or branch of plant from 1 – 10 meters / 5 to 30 feet above the ground.
Into this nest is often placed 3 white and lightly brown spotted eggs. Time spent in incubation or fledging is not noted.
They are frequent targets of parasitic activity by the Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis.
Nesting data from other parts of their range is not noted.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/05336066]. Retrieved 13 August 2021
- Brewer, D. (2020). Golden-fronted Greenlet (Pachysylvia aurantiifrons), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gofgre1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Golden-fronted Greenlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Golden-fronted_Greenlet
