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Bird name: Rufous Crowned Greenlet
Latin: Hylophilus poicilotis
Other: Verdinho-coroado
Family: Vireonidae • Greenlets

The Rufous-crowned Greenlet is mostly green on top, light underneath, with a rufous crown!

The Rufous-crowned Greenlet is mostly endemic to the Atlantic forest of Brazil, with a small pocket living further west. This one was quite visible in amongst this bamboo, moving frequently and hanging at various angles while looking for food (small insects?)More photos...

155 Vireonidae - Vireos, Greenlets - IOC 2.5 2010

includes Erpornis and Pteruthius

Cyclarhis gujanensis - Rufous-browed Peppershrike - Widespread Latin America
Cyclarhis nigrirostris - Black-billed Peppershrike - Colombia, Ecuador

Vireolanius melitophrys - Chestnut-sided Shrike-Vireo - C Mexico to Guatemala
Vireolanius pulchellus - Green Shrike-Vireo - SE Mexico to Panama
Vireolanius eximius - Yellow-browed Shrike-Vireo - Colombia, Venezuela, South America, also E Panama
Vireolanius leucotis - Slaty-capped Shrike-Vireo - Amazonia

Vireo brevipennis - Slaty Vireo - S Mexico
Vireo griseus - White-eyed Vireo - E North America, Middle America
Vireo crassirostris - Thick-billed Vireo - West Indies
Vireo pallens - Mangrove Vireo - Widespread Middle America
Vireo approximans - Providencia Vireo - Isla Providencia, Isla Santa Catalina
Vireo bairdi - Cozumel Vireo - Cozumel
Vireo caribaeus - San Andres Vireo - Isla Andrés
Vireo modestus - Jamaican Vireo - Jamaica
Vireo gundlachii - Cuban Vireo - Cuba
Vireo latimeri - Puerto Rican Vireo - Puerto Rico
Vireo nanus - Flat-billed Vireo - Hispaniola
Vireo bellii - Bell's Vireo - SC, SW USA to Nicaragua
Vireo atricapilla - Black-capped Vireo - SC USA, Mexico
Vireo nelsoni - Dwarf Vireo - SW Mexico
Vireo vicinior - Grey Vireo - SW USA, NW Mexico
Vireo osburni - Blue Mountain Vireo - Jamaica
Vireo flavifrons - Yellow-throated Vireo - E North America
Vireo plumbeus - Plumbeous Vireo - W North America, Middle America
Vireo cassinii - Cassin's Vireo - W North America
Vireo solitarius - Blue-headed Vireo - E North America
Vireo carmioli - Yellow-winged Vireo - Costa Rica, Panama
Vireo masteri - Choco Vireo - Colombia
Vireo huttoni - Hutton's Vireo - SW Canada to W Guatemala
Vireo hypochryseus - Golden Vireo - W Mexico
Vireo gilvus - Warbling Vireo - Widespread North America, Middle America
Vireo leucophrys - Brown-capped Vireo - Mexico to N Bolivia
Vireo philadelphicus - Philadelphia Vireo - N North America
Vireo olivaceus - Red-eyed Vireo - Canada through Amazonia
Vireo gracilirostris - Noronha Vireo - Ihla Fernando de Noronha
Vireo flavoviridis - Yellow-green Vireo - Widespread Middle America, also S Texas
Vireo altiloquus - Black-whiskered Vireo - SE USA, West Indies
Vireo magister - Yucatan Vireo - C, Middle America, also Cayman Islands

Hylophilus poicilotis - Rufous-crowned Greenlet - SC, SE South America
Hylophilus amaurocephalus - Grey-eyed Greenlet - E Brazil
Hylophilus thoracicus - Lemon-chested Greenlet - C, SE South America
Hylophilus semicinereus - Grey-chested Greenlet - Amazonia
Hylophilus pectoralis - Ashy-headed Greenlet - N, C Amazonia
Hylophilus sclateri - Tepui Greenlet - Tepuis
Hylophilus brunneiceps - Brown-headed Greenlet - W Amazonia, C Brazil
Hylophilus semibrunneus - Rufous-naped Greenlet - NW Venezuela to E Ecuador
Hylophilus aurantiifrons - Golden-fronted Greenlet - N, South America, also Panama
Hylophilus hypoxanthus - Dusky-capped Greenlet - Amazonia
Hylophilus muscicapinus - Buff-cheeked Greenlet - Amazonia
Hylophilus flavipes - Scrub Greenlet - Costa Rica to N Venezuela
Hylophilus olivaceus - Olivaceous Greenlet - Ecuador & Peru
Hylophilus ochraceiceps - Tawny-crowned Greenlet - S Mexico through Amazonia
Hylophilus decurtatus - Lesser Greenlet - E Mexico to NW Peru

Erpornis zantholeuca - White-bellied Erpornis - Himalayas to Borneo

Pteruthius rufiventer - Black-headed Shrike-Babbler - Himalayas to NW Vietnam
Pteruthius flaviscapis - White-browed Shrike-Babbler - Widespread Asia
Pteruthius xanthochlorus - Green Shrike-Babbler - Himalayas to NE Burma
Pteruthius melanotis - Black-eared Shrike-Babbler - Himalayas to W Malaysia
Pteruthius aenobarbus - Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler - NE India to S Laos, Java