Buff-cheeked greenlet

The buff-cheeked greenlet (Pachysylvia muscicapina) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Hylophilus muscicapinus illustration by Keulemans, 1881

Buff-cheeked greenlet
at Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Vireonidae
Genus: Pachysylvia
Species:
P. muscicapina
Binomial name
Pachysylvia muscicapina
Sclater & Salvin, 1873
Synonyms

Hylophilus muscicapinus

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Hylophilus muscicapinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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