Hylophilus is a genus of bird in the family Vireonidae.
Established by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1822, it contains the following species :
Image | Common Name | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Hylophilus amaurocephalus | Bolivia and Brazil. | ||
Hylophilus poicilotis | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay | ||
Hylophilus olivaceus | Ecuador and Peru. | ||
Hylophilus pectoralis | Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. | ||
Hylophilus brunneiceps | Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. | ||
Hylophilus thoracicus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. | ||
Hylophilus flavipes | Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Tobago. | ||
Hylophilus semicinereus | Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, and Venezuela. | ||
The name Hylophilus is composed of the Greek words for "forest" or "woodland" (hulē) and "-loving" (philos, from phileō, meaning "to love").