Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Tunchiornis ochraceiceps
Small, often rather active little bird of shady forest understory in humid tropical lowlands; often in areas with understory palms. Usually in pairs at middle levels moving with mixed-species flocks that often include Golden-crowned Warbler and Red-crowned Ant-Tanager. Rather drab brownish overall with tawny bushy crest, paler gray face and throat, and piercing pale eye (can be hard to see in the shade). Often gives a twangy, nasal “dwoi-dwoi-dwoi” call and a high, insectlike, whining whistle.
Taxonomy
The tawny-crowned greenlet was formally described in 1860 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater. The specimen had been collected in the state of Oaxaca of southwest Mexico by the French ornithologist Adolphe Boucard. Sclater coined the binomial name Hylophilus ochraceiceps. The specific name combines the Modern Latin ochraceus meaning "ochraceous" with -ceps meaning "-capped". The species is now placed in the monotypic genus Tunchiornis that was introduced in 2014.<p>Ten subspecies are recognised:
- Scientific name
- Tunchiornis ochraceiceps
- Authority
- (Sclater, PL, 1860)
- Order
- Piciformes
- Family
- Pellorneidae
- Genus
- Tunchiornis
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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