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The grey-chested greenlet is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long; one individual weighed 13 g (0.46 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a grayish green forehead and a grayer crown. Their lores and the sides of their face are buffy and their ear coverts gray-buff. Their upperparts are greenish. Their wings' primaries and secondaries are blackish gray with greenish edges and the tertials are blackish gray with yellow edges on the inner webs. Their tail is dull olive-green with brighter green edges on the feathers. Voice: The grey-chested greenlet's song is a "very high, hurried wee-wee-wee... (about 8-20 x, but often too fast to count".
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When to see the Grey-chested Greenlet
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Grey-chested Greenlet
The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Grey-chested Greenlet
The grey-chested greenlet is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Colombia.
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Easily confused with
Olivaceous GreenletHylophilus olivaceusThe olivaceeous greenlet is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 11 to 13 g (0.39 to 0.46 oz).
Grey-eyed GreenletHylophilus amaurocephalusThe grey-eyed greenlet is 12.5 to 13 cm (4.9 to 5.1 in) long.
Ashy-headed GreenletHylophilus pectoralisThe ashy-headed greenlet is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 10.3 to 12.4 g (0.36 to 0.44 oz).
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