Vireos (Vireonidae)
Lemon-chested Greenlet (Hylophilus thoracicus) - HBW 15, p. 435
French: Viréon à plastron
German: Gelbbrustvireo
Spanish: Verdillo Pechilimón
Taxonomy: Hylophilus thoracicus Temminck, 1822, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
N races have sometimes been regarded as constituting a distinct species. Birds from mountains of S Bahia may represent a further, hitherto undescribed species, based partly on larger size and also suspected vocal differences; taxonomic study currently in progress. Three subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- aemulus (Hellmayr, 1920) - SE Colombia, E Ecuador, E Peru and N Bolivia.
- griseiventris Berlepsch & E. J. O. Hartert, 1902 - E Venezuela (Bolívar), the Guaianas and N Brazil (S to upper R Purús in W and to R Amazon in E).
- thoracicus Temminck, 1822 - E Brazil (SE Minas Gerais, S Bahia, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, possibly also parts of São Paulo).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird singing in two different branches Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp thoracicus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 4 years ago 31 sec 4.9 -
A close view of a bird singing Locality Boa Nova, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp thoracicus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 4 years ago 40 sec 4.4
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A bird perched
Locality Serra Bonita Private Reserve, Camacan, Bahia State, Brazil (ssp thoracicus)
Arthur Grosset 3 November 2008 2 years ago 3.3
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A singing bird in the canopy of terra firme forest. Locality Serra do Navio, Amapá State, Brazil
Bradley Davis 18 November 2007 2 years ago 3
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