Tawny-crowned Greenlet
Hylophilus ochraceiceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
- GenusHylophilus (Scrub Greenlets)
- SpeciesHylophilus ochraceiceps (Tawny-crowned Greenlet)
The ochre-crowned greenlet (Tunchiornis ochraceiceps) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, and in Colombia and Ecuador. This species was formerly known as the tawny-crowned greenlet and was considered to be conspecific with the Para greenlet, Guianan greenlet and rufous-fronted greenlet. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-crowned Greenlet sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 202 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
White-eyed Vireo
Vireo griseus
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
Cyclarhis gujanensis
Yellow-green Vireo
Vireo flavoviridis
Yucatán Vireo
Vireo magister
Yellow-throated Vireo
Vireo flavifrons
Mangrove Vireo
Vireo pallens
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Philadelphia Vireo
Vireo philadelphicus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-crowned Greenlet sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 202 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Tawny-crowned Greenlet in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.