Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Robert Blackmore, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea), photo 2 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Josh Noseworthy, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea), photo 4 — Photo: (c) GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea), photo 7 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea), photo 8 — Photo: (c) GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea), photo 9 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

Rufous-naped Greenlet (Pachysylvia semibrunnea), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Esteban Villa Restrepo, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Rufous-naped Greenlet sounds like

Sonogram of the Rufous-naped Greenlet: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song, scold · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Napo: Napo Galeras, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The 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). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a rich rufous crown, nape, and ear coverts. Their lores, the area around their eyes, and their "moustache" are grizzled grayish white. Their upperparts are olive-green. Their wings' coverts are olive-green with paler edges. Their flight feathers and tail are dusky green with olive-green edges. Voice: One description of the rufous-naped greenlet's song is "a repeated, fast cheedodoweédidideét". Its call is "a descending series of 3-5 loud, harsh, scolding notes".

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Rufous-naped Greenlet

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rufous-naped Greenlet

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Ecuador Venezuela

About the Rufous-naped Greenlet

The rufous-naped greenlet is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

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). Dusky-capped GreenletPachysylvia hypoxanthaThe dusky-capped greenlet is 11.5 to 12 cm (4.5 to 4.7 in) long and weighs about 17 g (0.60 oz).

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).

Side by side: Lesser Greenlet vs Rufous-naped Greenlet · Golden-fronted Greenlet vs Rufous-naped Greenlet · Buff-cheeked Greenlet vs Rufous-naped Greenlet

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