Ochre-crowned Greenlet
Photo: Christopher Canaday/NBII Image Gallery · Public domain

Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos

Ochre-crowned Greenlet

Tunchiornis ochraceiceps

NENot Evaluated
Family
Shrike-babblers, Erpornis, and Vireos (Vireonidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

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.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.