Lemon-chested Greenlet
Hylophilus thoracicus Temminck, 1822
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The lemon-chested greenlet (Hylophilus thoracicus) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Wikipedia contributors, Lemon-chested greenlet; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:54:05.007667+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hylophilus thoracicus Temminck, 1822
- Name authority
- Temminck, 1822
- Common name
- Lemon-chested Greenlet
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Vireonidae
- Genus
- Hylophilus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyVireonidae
- genusHylophilus Temminck, 1822
- speciesHylophilus thoracicus Temminck, 1822
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hylophilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey-eyed GreenletHylophilus amaurocephalus (Nordmann, 1835) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Golden-fronted GreenletHylophilus aurantiifrons Lawrence, 1861 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-headed GreenletHylophilus brunneiceps P. L. Sclater, 1866 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scrub GreenletHylophilus flavipes Lafresnaye, 1845 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tawny-crowned GreenletHylophilus ochraceiceps P. L. Sclater, 1860 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralis P. L. Sclater, 1866 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-crowned GreenletHylophilus poicilotis Temminck, 1822 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-chested GreenletHylophilus semicinereus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1867 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lesser GreenletHylophilus decurtatus (Bonaparte, 1838) | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dusky-capped GreenletHylophilus hypoxanthus Pelzeln, 1868 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Buff-cheeked GreenletHylophilus muscicapinus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1873 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceus Tschudi, 1844 | VireonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=560530 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3NGLB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.