- Hylophilus semicinereus
Identification
12 cm
It has a whitish iris and dull grey underparts with greenish yellow on the sides of the chest. The crown and nape are grey while the forehead and remaining upperparts are olive.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, The Guianas, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- H. s. viridiceps:
- H. s. semicinereus:
- Northern Brazil south of lower Amazon (Maranhão to n Mato Grosso)
- H. s. juruanus:
- North-western Brazil (south of Rio Solimões)
Habitat
Canopy and borders of forest and secondary woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-chested Greenlet. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-chested_Greenlet
