Golden-fronted Greenlet

Golden-fronted Greenlet

Hylophilus aurantiifrons

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Caracas

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

2,870 Verified sightings at Caracas
2,614 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Golden-fronted Greenlet

The golden-fronted greenlet (Pachysylvia aurantiifrons) is a small passerine bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Trinidad. The golden-fronted greenlet was originally described in 1861 as Hylophilus aurantiifrons.

In the early twentieth century what is now the dusky-capped greenlet (P. hypoxantha) was also included as a subspecies. The golden-fronted and rufous-naped (P. semibrunnea) greenlets are sister species and form a superspecies.

The 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). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have an ochre-olive forehead and a buffy brown crown. Their upperparts are greenish brown that is more yellowish green on the rump. Their wings' coverts are greenish brown and their primaries and secondaries are dull blackish gray with thin greenish edges on the outer... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:19

Panama · 2021

© Pedro Luis Castillo · XC644189 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:33

Venezuela · 1997

© Peter Boesman · XC224330 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Aberrant0:41

Venezuela · 2021

© Francisco contreras · XC661061 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~30%
2 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
3 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
5 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
6 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~30%
2 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
3 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-fronted Greenlet in Caracas?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-fronted Greenlet sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 2,870 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 30th most-seen of the 295 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Golden-fronted Greenlet in Caracas?

March to January

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-fronted Greenlet in Caracas on a given day, against about 20% in February, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Golden-fronted Greenlet?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-fronted Greenlet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Caracas the best place to see a Golden-fronted Greenlet?

Yes

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Golden-fronted Greenlet sightings, Caracas has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Valencia (Venezuela, about 10%) and Panama City (Panama, under 5%).

Where does the Golden-fronted Greenlet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Golden-fronted Greenlet is recorded against all the birds logged in Caracas (2,870 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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