How big is a Brown-headed Greenlet?

The Brown-headed Greenlet is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.

Where can you see a Brown-headed Greenlet?

The Brown-headed Greenlet occurs in 3 countries, including Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela.

What birds look similar to a Brown-headed Greenlet?

The Brown-headed Greenlet is most easily confused with the Olivaceous Greenlet, the Grey-chested Greenlet and the Grey-eyed Greenlet.

Is the Brown-headed Greenlet endangered?

The Brown-headed Greenlet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Brown-headed Greenlet

Hylophilus brunneiceps

Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Brown-headed Greenlet (Hylophilus brunneiceps) is a legendary shrike-babblers, erpornis, and vireo found in 3 countries, weighing about 10 g. The brown-headed greenlet is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers.

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About the Brown-headed Greenlet

The brown-headed greenlet is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.

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How to identify it

The brown-headed greenlet is about 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 8 to 11.5 g (0.28 to 0.41 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a brown or dull sepia crown with a slight yellowish wash. Their face is dull brownish. Their upperparts and tail are olive-green. Their wing's primaries and secondaries are dark grayish with thin greenish olive edges on their outer webs. Their throat and upper breast are dirty white with an olive-buff tinge. Their lower breast and belly are gray-white, their flanks yellowish, and their vent pale greenish yellow. Voice: The brown-headed greenlet's song is a "high, warbling weet-oh-weeréet". When agitated it makes "a series of twitters, then 4–5 soft notes and a louder, descending series of notes, much repeated".

Where it lives

Colombia Brazil Venezuela

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in January. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Brown-headed Greenlet?: The brown-headed greenlet is about 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 8 to 11.5 g (0.28 to 0.41 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Brown-headed Greenlet?: The Brown-headed Greenlet is a tiny sized bird weighing about 10 g.
Where can you see a Brown-headed Greenlet?: The Brown-headed Greenlet occurs in 3 countries, including Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela.
What birds look similar to a Brown-headed Greenlet?: The Brown-headed Greenlet is most easily confused with the Olivaceous Greenlet, the Grey-chested Greenlet and the Grey-eyed Greenlet.
Is the Brown-headed Greenlet endangered?: The Brown-headed Greenlet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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