Hylophilus
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)
- Brown-headed greenlet (Hylophilus brunneiceps)
- Scrub greenlet (Hylophilus flavipes)
- Olivaceous greenlet (Hylophilus olivaceus)
- Ashy-headed greenlet (Hylophilus pectoralis)
- Rufous-crowned greenlet (Hylophilus poicilotis)
- Grey-chested greenlet (Hylophilus semicinereus)
- Lemon-chested greenlet (Hylophilus thoracicus)
| 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 | |
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.
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