Vireos (Vireonidae)

Golden-fronted Greenlet (Hylophilus aurantiifrons) - HBW 15, p. 437

French: Viréon à front d'or German: Goldstirnvireo Spanish: Verdillo Luisucho
Other common names: Lawrence's Greenlet

Taxonomy: Hylophilus aurantiifrons Lawrence, 1862, Panama Railroad, Panama.
Has been thought to form a superspecies with H. semibrunneus. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • aurantiifrons Lawrence, 1862 - E Panama (E from W Panamá province) and N Colombia.
  • helvinus Wetmore & Phelps, Jr, 1956 - NW Venezuela (W Zulia S to N Mérida and S Táchira).
  • saturatus ( Hellmayr, 1906) - E Colombia (Arauca, Boyacá), N Venezuela (E from E Zulia, S to R Apure and R Orinoco), and Trinidad.

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