Vireos (Vireonidae)

Buff-cheeked Greenlet (Hylophilus muscicapinus) - HBW 15, p. 437

French: Viréon fardé German: Braunwangenvireo Spanish: Verdillo Atrapamoscas
Other common names: Buff-chested Greenlet; Grey-fronted Greenlet (griseifrons)

Taxonomy: Hylophilus muscicapinus P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1873, St Louis d'Oyapok, French Guiana.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • muscicapinus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873 - S & E Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar), the Guianas, and N Brazil (S to N bank of R Amazon).
  • griseifrons ( E. Snethlage, 1907) - Brazil S of R Amazon (from R Madeira E to R Tapajós, S to Mato Grosso and S Goiás) and extreme NE Bolivia.