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Dusky-capped Greenlet

Pachysylvia hypoxantha

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestSmall · 17 g

What the Dusky-capped Greenlet sounds like

Sonogram of the Dusky-capped Greenlet: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Zamora-Chinchipe: 1-2 km W Shaimi, Nangaritza Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Dusky-capped Greenlet: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call, calls · Orellana: 'Maxus' road km 37 (27 km SSE Pompeya), Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Dusky-capped Greenlet: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Morona-Santiago: e-slope Cord. de Cutucú: Uuntsuants, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The dusky-capped greenlet is 11.5 to 12 cm (4.5 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 17 g (0.60 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies P. h. hypoxantha have a dull olive-brown forehead, crown, and nape. Their back is buffy olive and their rump a brighter yellowish olive. Their wings' primaries and secondaries are dull blackish gray with greenish edges on the outer webs. Their tail is yellowish olive with brighter edges on the feathers' outer webs and bases. Voice: The dusky-capped greenlet's song has been described as a "very high, cheerful is-it-so-wit or pichí-soweér". Its call is "a wheezy dee-dee".

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When to see the Dusky-capped Greenlet

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Dusky-capped Greenlet

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Peru Brazil Ecuador Colombia Bolivia Venezuela

About the Dusky-capped Greenlet

The dusky-capped greenlet is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

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Easily confused with

Buff-cheeked Greenlet (Pachysylvia muscicapina) Buff-cheeked GreenletPachysylvia muscicapinaThe buff-cheeked greenlet is 11.5 to 12 cm (4.5 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 9.5 to 13.5 g (0.34 to 0.48 oz). Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea) Rufous-naped GreenletPachysylvia semibrunneaThe rufous-naped greenlet is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs about 10 to 12.5 g (0.35 to 0.44 oz). Golden-fronted Greenlet (Pachysylvia aurantiifrons) Golden-fronted GreenletPachysylvia aurantiifronsThe golden-fronted greenlet is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs an average of 9.5 g (0.34 oz).

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