Lemon-chested Greenlet vs Lesser Greenlet

Hylophilus thoracicus compared with Hylophilus decurtatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemon-chested Greenlet	Lesser Greenlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Vireonidae	Vireonidae
Genus same	Hylophilus	Hylophilus
Species	Hylophilus thoracicus	Hylophilus decurtatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemon-chested Greenlet and Lesser Greenlet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hylophilus.

Conservation Status

Lemon-chested Greenlet

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Greenlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemon-chested Greenlet	Lesser Greenlet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemon-chested Greenlet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lesser Greenlet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia