Lemon-chested Greenlet (Hylophilus thoracicus)

Brazilian name: vite-vite

Lemon-chested Greenlet, Camacã, Bahia, Brazil, March 2004 - click for larger image Brazil

The Lemon-chested Greenlet is found in south-east Venezuela, the Guianas, along the Amazon River and into Amazonian Peru and Bolivia. There is a disjunct population in south-east Brazil from southern Bahia to Rio de Janeiro.

Lemon-chested Greenlet, Camacã, Bahia, Brazil, March 2004 - click for larger image It is found in humid forest and forest edges although the disjunct population in south-east Brazil can also be found in more scrubby habitats.

The two striking features of this bird are its white to pale yellow iris and the broad yellow-olive band across its chest. It is bright olive above with a grey nape and chin. The bill is pinkish brown and the legs are pinkish grey.
Lemon-chested Greenlet, REGUA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2006 - click for larger image There are several recordings on xeno-canto.
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