Hylophilus decurtatus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The lesser greenlet (Pachysylvia decurtata) is a small passerine bird in the family Vireonidae, the vireos, greenlets, and shrike-babblers. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The lesser greenlet was originally described in 1838 as Sylvicola decurtata. It later was renamed Hylophilus decurtatus and later still moved to its present genus Pachysylvia and its specific epithet returned to decurtata to match the feminine gender of the genus.
The lesser greenlet's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, AviList, and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World assign it these six subspecies: Subspecies P. d. minor was for a time treated as a separate species, the gray-headed greenlet, but regained its present subspecies status because... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Greenlet sighting in Tikal National Park on a given day, based on 1,455 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 9th most-seen of the 300 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August, October and December–January
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Greenlet in Tikal National Park on a given day, against about 50% in February, April–May, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lesser Greenlet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 44 parks where we can rate Lesser Greenlet sightings, Tikal National Park ranks 2nd at about 60%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 60%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lesser Greenlet is recorded against all the birds logged in Tikal National Park (1,455 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
