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    Golden-fronted Greenlet (Pachysylvia aurantiifrons)

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    Golden-fronted greenlet
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Aves
    Order: Passeriformes
    Family: Vireonidae
    Genus: Pachysylvia
    Species:
    P. aurantiifrons
    Binomial name
    Pachysylvia aurantiifrons
    (Lawrence, 1861)
    Synonyms

    Hylophilus aurantiifrons

    The golden-fronted greenlet (Pachysylvia aurantiifrons) is a small passerine bird in the vireo family. It breeds in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad.

    It is a bird of forests and secondary growth which builds a deep cup nest suspended from a tree branch or vine. The typical clutch is three white eggs, which are marked with brown. This species is parasitised by the shiny cowbird.

    The adult golden-fronted greenlet is 12 cm long and weighs 9.5 g. It is mainly green on the upperparts, with browner wings and tail, and a cinnamon tinge to the front and sides of the head. The underparts are yellow. The call is a chee-veee.

    Golden-fronted greenlets feed on insects and spiders taken from the upper and middle levels of tree foliage. They often form small flocks.

    References

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    1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Pachysylvia aurantiifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22705309A130389590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22705309A130389590.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
    • ffrench, Richard (1991). A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago (2nd ed.). Comstock Publishing. ISBN 0-8014-9792-2.
    • Hilty, Steven L (2003). Birds of Venezuela. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-6418-5.