Ashy-headed Greenlet
Hylophilus pectoralis Sclater, PL, 1866
Vireonidae — Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
Ashy-headed Greenlet, Hylophilus pectoralis, is a passerine of the Vireonidae family found in northern and central Amazonia in South America, including Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Venezuela. It is a resident bird and is recorded from a wide spread of habitats, among them deciduous forest, woodland, riverine forest, plantations, gardens and the margins of mangrove forest. Its plumage is shared by both sexes, with adults showing a dull grey head and nape, greenish upperparts, and a pale underpart pattern. Juveniles have a browner crown than adults.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vireonidae — Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
- Breeding range
- South America: n, c Amazonia
