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What the Olivaceous Greenlet sounds like
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The olivaceeous greenlet is 12 cm (4.7 in) long and weighs 11 to 13 g (0.39 to 0.46 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a yellowish olive forehead. The rest of the top of their head and their upperparts, wings, and tail are dull olive-green. Their underparts are yellowish olive that is slightly lighter on the chin and a slightly brighter yellow on the belly. They have a whitish iris, a dull pink or brownish pink bill, and brownish pink legs and feet. Voice: The olivaceous greenlet's song has been described as a "distinctive and loud...series of up to 10-12 musical suwee or peer notes". Another description is "a single note repeated in a series, for example: wee wee wee wee wee wee wee".
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When to see the Olivaceous Greenlet
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Olivaceous Greenlet
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Olivaceous Greenlet
The olivaceous greenlet is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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Easily confused with
Grey-chested GreenletHylophilus semicinereusThe grey-chested greenlet is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long; one individual weighed 13 g (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).
Side by side: Grey-chested Greenlet vs Olivaceous Greenlet · Grey-eyed Greenlet vs Olivaceous Greenlet · Ashy-headed Greenlet vs Olivaceous Greenlet
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